The chocolate drive is drawing to a close. My friend, Tech Sergent Adam Page will be coming home from Iraq later this month, but he has assured me that our efforts will continue to benefit the wounded troops who come through the 332nd CASF hospital through his commanding officer and his replacement.

So far, we’ve shipped over 120 pounds of chocolate candy to Iraq. Not a single piece has been damaged or melted in shipping. But in a matter of weeks, the temperatures will be warm enough to make shipping impossible. My goal is to get 200 pounds shipped before that happens.

Alt-N, my awesome employer, has graciously offered to pay for all the shipping. (It comes out to about $1 a pound.) So any cash donations have been and will continue to be turned into sugary goodness. I’ve purchased about $150 worth so far. If you’d like to help out, you can donate via PayPal by clicking the link at the bottom of the sidebar.

Adam has sent some pictures! (Adam’s the guy with the birthmark.)

Bonus material: Adam celebrated his birthday in Iraq, and I scraped some pictures from his Flickr site. His crew had a lot of fun with it. I hope he doesn’t get mad at me for posting these. It took six, well trained airmen to tie him down, so I wouldn’t stand a chance!

She finished third! I can’t believe it. Third!

Hillary spent $20 million on her Iowa campaign, about the same amount that the Bronco Bomber spent, and yet she lost to Edwards who spent less that $6 million. She campaigned her butt off. The Media (with a big “M”) fluffed her at every turn. And still she came in third!! This is the best Christmas present I’ve ever gotten in January.

What I love about Hillary is her disgusting, grinch-like, touch-me-not, self righteousness. After coming in third, here’s her sound bite (emphasis added):

“I want the people of America, and particularly Democrats, and like-minded independents and Republicans who have seen the light to understand … that the stakes are huge, that the job is enormous, but that I believe we’re going to make the right decision.”

Yes ma’am. I agree. We are going to make the right decision. The Iowans already did. The rest of us are just waiting our turn. Can you believe her gall? Those “who have seen the light” are, in her mind, people who see her as some shining star of political omnipotence in spite of the termites in her smile. She really is worse than a sea-sick crocodile.

And OBTW, in case you hadn’t noticed, my man Mike beat the pants off of Mr. Boston Millionaire Liberal-In-Sheep’s-Clothing. (That’s Mitt Romney, in case you weren’t sure.)

Now, let’s have a little perspective. Winning Iowa is not winning the White House. Many have won Iowa early and faded later in the race. But if you consider the wealth of media coverage and the lack of money spent, Huck is doing awesome. I’m also glad to see that Fred fared pretty well, tying for third with McCain (who’s a RINO like Romney). I think he’d make a stellar VP.