Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm

Mike Huckabee got a "lengthy haircut and shave" at the Executive Forum Barbershop in Des Moines on 12/31. "There was even a neck massage. At one point, a satisfied 'Mmmm' could be heard from the direction of the barber chair" ("The Trail").

Mitt Romney, during a 12/31 stop in Independence, said of Huckabee: "On the one hand he wants to run a positive campaign, and on the other hand he shows a negative campaign ad and hopes that people promote it and provide it to the public through the earned media. And I think that’s a very confusing and puzzling message. With that, who wants a slice of pizza?" (NBC/National Journal).

John Edwards adviser Dave "Mudcat" Saunders "joked at length about the amazing size and talent" of the IA team that Hillary Clinton has assembled. Saunders: “They’ve got everybody but the Third Marines out here. They’re like the [naughty word deleted] New York Yankees. ... I’m just ventin'. But y’all can quote me. I don’t give a [you know what]” (Des Moines Register).

"I hear the message of young voters, and I work to address their concerns while remaining true to myself and ideals, or in Meghan’s words, 'keeping it real'" -- John McCain, writing about his daughter in a blog post for Glamour ("The Caucus").

And, a very special separated at birth: A very bundled-up HRC and Randy Parker.