“We have nearly reached the Rubicon when the ‘not Romney’ crowd is pining for Jon Huntsman”  —  So says Erick Erickson.  Is he right? … Can he atone for that flipping of the bird before next Tuesday?  Ninety-five percent of you will say “NO” in the comments, but let's …

Campaign manager says Bachmann may drop out  —  WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Michele Bachmann's campaign manager says it's hard to tell whether she will continue her campaign after a bleak showing in the Iowa caucuses.  —  Asked if he could say with certainty whether she would go forward …

Romney Wins Iowa Caucus by 8 Votes  —  “Onto New Hampshire, let's get that job done!”  Mitt Romney told supporters before being declared the winner.  More Photos »  —  DES MOINES — Mitt Romney's quest to swiftly lock down the Republican presidential nomination with a commanding finish …

Romney narrowly wins Iowa caucuses  —  Mitt Romney won Iowa's Republican presidential caucuses by the narrowest of margins, the state's party chairman declared early today, finishing only eight votes ahead of Rick Santorum.  —  Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, and Santorum …

Santorum Surge in Precinct Numbers Exceeds Poll Projections  —  UPDATE 8:55 p.m. CT: The latest with 31% of precincts:  —  Mitt Romney ...... 7,844 (23%)  —  Rick Santorum .... 7,726 (23%)  —  Ron Paul ............. 7,655 (23%)  —  Newt Gingrich ..... 4,440 (13%)  —  Rick Perry ........... 3,433 (10%)

The Greatness of Ron Paul  —  By introducing moral imagination to the foreign-policy conversation, the Republican candidate is doing the nation an important service.  —  A dispute has broken out among fans of Ron Paul's non-interventionist foreign policy about whether he's a strategic liability.

The Messenger  —  They too needed emancipation.  —Ulysses S. Grant  —  As I often do on this blog, I'd like journey back to the Crack era—the late 80's and early 90's —when the general sense was that the black youth of America had lost their minds.  All across our cities, young black men were bleeding in the streets.

Why I'd Bet on Santorum (and Against My Model)  —  The official version of FiveThirtyEight's polling-based forecasts project Rick Santorum to receive about 19 percent of the vote in the Iowa caucuses on Tuesday night.  It translates this to an 18 percent chance of Mr. Santorum's overcoming …

Rickrolled: Three Lessons from Iowa … - Is the Virginia Law Keeping Perry and Gingrich Off the Ballot Constitutional?  — The Real Threat to Marriage Isn't Gay Marriage—It's Straight Civil Unions  — The App That Keeps You Going to the Gym by Charging You Money When You Don't