The Guardian's Suzanne Goldenberg really nails the motivation behind the Saletan attack on Iowa's caucuses:
To the exasperation of America's celebrity pundits, forced to endure a primary season migration to the chill of a midwestern winter, Iowans are power-mad provincials who exert undue influence on the outcome of presidential elections.
Which inspires me to coin a Shorter Saletan: "Those hick Iowans get to help decide who will run for president, and that's undemocratic."
Posted by Chris at January 19, 2004 02:22 PM