The Republican nomination race reminds me of an old nursery rhyme:
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January 31, 2012 at 2:20AM

DAVID BREWSTER ¥ dbrewster@startribune.com Sunday 01/30/11 St.Paul More than 200 felines representing as many as 26 breeds from the United States and Canada will compete for the title of ÒBest CatÓ at the Saintly City Cat ClubÕs 35thAnnual Championship Cat Show on Saturday. : } Naonao is a Lihua cat breed, a rarity outside of China. He was at the Saintly City Cat Club 35th annual cat show with his co-owners Kathy and Doug VonAswege. (Dml - Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
There once were two cats of Kilkenny
Each thought there was one cat too many
So they fought and they fit
And they scratched and they bit
'Til except for their nails and the tips of their tails
Instead of two cats there weren't any
MARTIN URBERG, MINNEAPOLIS