I'll honestly say, I'm surprised. For one thing, the media kept saying that it looked as though Obama had a significant hold over New Hampshire; that the primary there would be a breeze for him. Then again, though, all of the results were rather surprising. All things considered, all of the results were surprising. I have not really heard all that much about Senator John McCain lately, so finding out that he had won the Republican primary was quite a shock.

Let me just get this out of the way: I don't really have anything wrong with John McCain per say. My only point is that it seems that his only platform is that he spent twenty-two years in the Navy. It's great that he spent so long serving his country, but it seems to me that political and public experience would be a little more desirable. Of course, it does not help that McCain was brought into the Keating Five scandal, though it seems that a small number of people remember this incident.

In terms of the Democratic results, Senator Hillary Clinton's chances of winning seemed relatively slight. I thought that the recent supposed tear break-out (which actually turned out to be a mere voice quiver) would do bad things for her ratings, but it seems all they did was improve them. One of my main oppositions to Clinton is that she almost has an air of entitlement. She seems to think that she just naturally belongs in the White House. Now, I was not old enough to comprehend the vast world of politics when Bill Clinton was in the White House, but from what I've heard, she just seemed to have this expression on her face the day her husband was inagurated that she was to be here too someday.

At this rate, though, what can I say. It seems that now, almost anyone would make a better Commander in Chief the President Bush. But what can I say? It doesn't seem as though things could get any worse, though you never know. That is what I find so intriguing about the future: you can guess all you want to about it, but in the end, it almost seems to be a matter of coincidence. Then again, there is fate, and then there's coincidence, but sometimes the two seem to be just the same.

Sorry, this is getting a little off subject.

Overall though, I don't really know what sway these primaries will have anyways. They get you delegates at the upcoming conventions, but who knows what the good will be, if any, if you actually succeed and get to the national elections.