Whats new?

If, like me, you've been watching the Republican Nomination, fondly known as Operation Hilarity, you would have noticed several major changes since I've been gone. The first would be that several candidates have dropped out. Bachmann, Perry, Huntsman, Cain, Johnson, they are all gone. Johnson is now running as a Libertarian, which means he has no shot. Roseanne Barr is in as a Green candidate. Large name recognition, but on a third party, so again, no shot. The other thing you might have noticed, is that Santorum is picking up ground, while Romney seems to be losing it. This is not something I would have normally bet on. Now, lets see what else is new.