Nevada Caucuses:

Nevadans have spent the day caucusing. That's something my colleagues do outside the mail room on a regular basis. In the latter's case, the activity usually leads to considerable hot air being expelled and little if anything accomplished.

So what's the real difference between a "caucus" and a "primary"? According to Shelley Berkley, a Congresswoman from Las Vegas: "If you have a primary, the state pays. If you have a caucus, the party pays." (See Gail Collins excellent Op-Ed in today's New York Times.)

It’s only a matter of time before some state party decides to pick its presidential delegates by counting the number of voters who paint themselves blue and howl at the full moon.

— Gail Collins

And lest we forget, our superiors have had this to say, "I want everbyody to hear loud and clear that I'm going to be the president of everybody." — George W. Bush, Washington, D. C., January 18, 2001.