A Caucus Race and a Long Tail

From the Wikipedia synopsis of Chapter 3 of Alice in Wonderland:

A Dodo decides that the birds and animals should dry off with a Caucus Race, which has no rules except to run in a circle. After half an hour or so, the race ends and everyone wins, which means they all get prizes. Alice gives out her comfits as the prizes, and the Mouse tells Alice his long and sad tale of why he hates cats, which Alice misinterprets as "tail." The chapter ends with Alice alienating the participants of the race, resulting in her being left alone once again.

Sound familiar? Iowa anyone?

I cannot say that I'm not somewhat disappointed by Hillary's loss in Iowa yesterday, but only because it was a win for Obama. True, I don't believe him to be the one with the precision ruthlessness necessary to turn us around, but he does give me hope on one end of the spectrum while Hillary's loss gives me sadness on another end.

But, at the end of the day, it is the Queen from Alice in Wonderland that brings me consolation and gives me perspective (and I bet you all thought it was the Cheshire cat)...

"I can't believe THAT!" said Alice.
"Can't you?" said the Queen in a pitying tone. "Try again: draw a long breath, and shut your eyes."
Alice laughed. "There's no use trying," she said, "one can't believe impossible things."
"I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why sometimes I believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!"

Good day all...