A great post by Timothy Egan over at NY Times:

http://egan.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/13/rushmore-or-less/index.html?ref=opinion

It compares the real Teddy Roosevelt to McCain.  It turns out that the real Teddy Roosevelt was a celebrity that spoke to massive crowds in Europe.  Imagine that!

The Huckabee story is certainly a big one.  But equally big is Obama's wins tonight.  I know he was expected to win in the three Democratic contests tonight, but he was he expected to win by the overwhelming numbers he got?  I was in Washington and went to my caucus.  The enthusiasm for Obama was palpable.