Sorry for the light blogging in these action-filled days. I'll try to make up for it tomorrow. Meanwhile, some quick thoughts and observations:
--Obama is closing fast everywhere, and it's now possible to think that he could win not only Massachusetts but Connecticut, New Jersey, and/or California tomorrow. Even if he loses them all, he should do well enough to not get pounded in the delegate count. Onward to Washington; to Maryland and Virginia; to Texas, Ohio and even Little Rhody!
--NBC/National Journal report that Mitt Romney is planning to fly commercial to DC for CPAC Wednesday. You've got to be kidding. He's been charter-jetting for a year. His campaign spent, by my count, more than $750,000 in the last three months of '07 just on chartered jets. Now he's going commercial? Should we be taking this as a sign?
--Speaking of Romney's finances, my initial review finds that just about half of the $33.8m he spent in Q4 '07 went to media (ie ad buys). Roughly $4.2m went to payroll and payroll expenses; $3.6m to direct-mail printing and postage; $3.2m to consultants and pollsters; around $2m on travel; close to $1m on events (staging, facility rental, catering), $700k on web/computer expenses; over $400k on rent; $200k+ on phone expenses; $200k+ on promo merchandise; $180k on "message calls"; and the rest on various bank fees, supplies, and other random stuff.
--Rudy Giuliani, on the other hand, wisely paid $219,000 to his own company, Giuliani Security & Safety, for security services in Q4.
--Boston.com has a poll up asking whether yesterday was the worst loss in Boston sports history. Anyone who answers yes is clearly new to this town -- I know people who should still be on suicide watch over '86 Game 6, and let's not even get into Bucky.
--On Beacon Hill these days, it's ALL about whether you're with Obama or Clinton. (Or McCain/Romney, for the few remaining Rs.)