the Hum

I’m on the 4th day of the Obagi NuDerm system and all I can say is OUCH. This morning when I got up I waited an hour or so to do my normal stuff. Then I realized how tight and uncomfortable my face was feeling so I decided to wash it with the wash and put on the other things. Well I don’t think it was hurting until I get to the “Clear” part, not too bad, but hurts a little. It’s a burning sensation. Just a sting actually. Then I put on the rest of the system, and finally the sunscreen. It’s at this point that I realize how much that stinging has turned into a burning ouch feeling.

I’m scheduled next Friday for the  Obagi Blue Peel. That will be fun. I’ll keep you up on my progress. But again, at this moment. Ouchy!

So they went with money and came home with votes… Interesting to note that the votes and the amount of money had and spent are not in correlation. Here’s how it lays out.

Obama, 80 million brought in, 44 million spent - places first. (cost per delegate won? 2.75 million)

Edwards, 30 million, 17 million, places 2nd, pretty strong showing for not that much spent. ( Cost per delegate: 1.21 million. )
Clinton, 90 million, 40 million, places 3rd (barely almost tied with Edwards), weak showing for lots spent. (cost per delegate? 2.9 million).

Clearly Edwards got quite a bit done for a guy who didn’t have much money to back him. If he had the kind of money that Obama or Clinton had, who knows what the result would have been. The single point between Clinton and Edwards in Iowa don’t mean much as when it goes to New Hampshire my prediction is that Hillary will have a better showing than Edwards for a couple of reason. 1. She still has 50 million to spent, 2. She can carry an audience in the New England State better than the boy from South Carolina.

Republicans:

Huckabee, 2million in, 1.5 million spent, way strong showing for a guy with only a couple of million dollars involved. Cost per delegate 53,000 dollars.

Romney, 62 million in, 53 million spent, pretty small showing compared to the frontrunner with lots of money wasted on trying. 7.5 million per delegate.

Overall, with only a couple of million dollars Huckabee is the big winner. Here is a guy who is running on a wing and a prayer and took 30 delegates double any other candidate with only 1.6 million dollars. That is very impressive.

Prediction on that one is that Huckabee will continue to spiral upward overtaking every candidate in the Republican party.  McCain has not made it before and likely can’t carry it and Romney, although he might have had a better showing in New Hampshire won’t be able to change his face to get over himself in time to fix it. Gulliani won’t be able to get out of his own way either in New Hampshire.

That means that we will likely have a Presidential vote between Huckabee  and Obama, or Huckabee and Clinton. Either way it will be an interesting challenge.