They Did Ask About Ice Cream Socials

Ron Paul supports balloons for children too
Barry Sussman takes a nice swipe at the Des Moines Register’s pre-caucus poll. Money observation:

In a 33-paragraph story and in sidebar charts, the number-one issue for many Democrats, Iraq, was never mentioned. Not once. This seems standard procedure for the Register; earlier on its editor banned discussion of Iraq in televised Democratic and Republican candidate debates she moderated. Did the poll questionnaire even try to determine what bearing Iraq or any other issues might have on people’s choices?

Missed money observation: Ron Paul’s polling 9 percent.