Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama had impressive wins in Iowa, but other than more money for Huckabee I’m not sure what it means.

Hillary came in a distant third in the race with Edwards edging her out for second. So much for the inevitably of her candidacy, at least judging by the Iowa caucusers.

Mitt Romney placed in the Republican battle, which probably helps McCain in New Hampshire. Thompson did well for someone who didn’t really campaign in Iowa all that much.

Biden and Dodd have dropped their presidential aspirations for this year.

So what does this all mean? That if the presidential race were held yesterday Huckabee or Obama would be our president in Iowa at least. Iowa. A sparsely populated state that has so much meaning to the presidential aspirations of so many since Jimmy Carter put it on the political map in 1976.

Now the candidates move on to New Hampshire for a showdown next Tuesday in another sparsely populated state that doesn’t really represent a cross-section of America, but will have a big voice in selecting our next president.

Then comes another test in my state of South Carolina, another small state that is not much of a cross-section of America, until we hit the Super Duper Tuesday in which a lot of states across the fruited plain will participate. Then we’ll have a cross-section, but how many qualified candidates will be left standing by then?

That’s what makes politics so exciting. I do know I’m now going to work for a candidate in my state and hope he makes it through New Hampshire to compete here. I don’t want Huckabee or Obama to be our next president, but the will of the people out-weighs my will in any case.