The gospel according to Mayor Pete

The condition of my soul is in the hands of God, but the Iowa caucuses are up to you.”

I have to admit I like this guy. Navy vet with a tour in Afghanistan, polyglot, patriot, valedictorian, Harvard grad and Rhodes Scholar – tough combo to beat. He will probably not be President, and I’m not sure I would want him to be, but he is great to listen to. It’s been a long time since we had a politician who could speak like him, with both considered positions and wit, and do it off-the-cuff.

There was JFK, early Reagan …

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By the way …

Although Mayor Pete trails Biden in the polls by a large margin, the bookmakers have a completely different take. They now place better odds on Buttigieg than on Biden. (Bernie is the betting favorite to win the nomination, followed by Kamala Harris. Buttigieg and Biden are #3 and #4.)