Iowa

Why do we go through this Iowa charade every four years? Ames straw poll results:

1. Bachmann 4,823 (28.5%)
2. Paul 4,671 (27.6%)
3. Pawlenty 2,293
4. Santorum 1,657
5. Cain 1,456
6. Perry 718 (write-in)
7. Romney 567

It seems there is some joke-of-a-result out of Iowa every cycle. Remember Gephardt's big showing? Pat Robertson's? Yeesh. It's not so much Bachmann's win, but Ron Paul at #2 and Romney at #7 that show just how absurd this result is.