The rumors continue:

A well-placed source says that the president will “most likely” drop Dick Cheney from his re-election ticket and his first choice for a replacement is former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani.
“The issue of Cheney’s health will probably be given as the reason,” says the insider. “There�s a short list of possible replacements, and Rudy is at the top of the list.”
The source adds that the selection of the former New York mayor may be overridden by Bush advisors from the far right. “Giuliani has been pro-choice, pro-gay rights, and is pretty liberal on some other social issues, but the thinking is that he might broaden Bush�s appeal.”

Health would be a convenient excuse. Interestingly, Cheney hasn’t had another heart attack since assuming office, so one could argue his health must have actually improved.
Assuming, as one must, that Bush’s next move is driven by political calculations, the Cheney replacement story is credible. With a term under his belt, Bush can claim he doesn’t need a seasoned running mate as he did in 2000. Cheney doesn’t bring any electoral help to the ticket; to the contrary, his Halliburton/Iraq/energy bill record is becoming an increasing liability. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him dumped.

In a few hours the New Hampshire media circus will end and move on to another state.
I’m going to miss hearing candidates talk about how much they love being in New Hampshire on 10 degree winter days. And hearing news channel pundits talking about how New Hampshirites enjoy some higher realm of political astuteness than the rest of us lowly mortals.
Actually I’m not.

The New Hampshire primary action has already started. Totals thus far from Dixville Notch and Hart’s Location:

Clark 14
Kerry 8
Edwards 4
Dean 4
Hamm 1
Lieberman 1

Who is this mysterious Vincent Hamm, you ask? A candidate seeking volunteers to “manage the Hammpaign.” And it looks as if he could use a few. Apparently, the only thing he did to update his campaign website from the 2000 race was add a logo which says “2004.”
Come on, Hamm. You could have at least set up a blog.

Yesterday the Knox County Commission once again defeated the so-called God Resolution, meaning it won’t be brought up again until next January.
Hopefully they’ll dispose of it next year as quickly as they did yesterday.

According to the Knoxville Meetups list, “Witches” is the third largest group in K-Town.
I’m not sure exactly what to make out of that, but I find it a bit disturbing.