"...If You Don't Like The Weather...Or The Current Front Runner....Just Wait Ten Minutes..."

First, the center line disclaimer.

The Democrats haven't exactly been a font of inspiration lately, either.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch's right wing...

The Republicans, regardless of their "F Troop meets Benny Hill" adventures this primary season, have managed to make history.

For the first time ever, the first three presidential primaries have been won by three different candidates.

Channel surfing around last night just past South Carolina poll closing time, I witnessed the following quick spins, give or take, paraphrase here or there, on that accomplishment from the usual gang of suspects.

Fox News- "....clearly the Republican party is still fine tuning their message and determining which of the fine candidates will best take that message to the American people to insure victory in November..."

MSNBC- "...clearly the Republican party is in total disarray with no clear vision, no clear message and no clear road to victory in November..."

CNN- "...tune in tonight as Piers Morgan conducts a no holds barred interview with the reunited cast of "Growing Pains"...."

No matter what spin you subscribe to, there is a pretty non-partisan, no brainer conclusion to be drawn from the primary results to date.

There is no clear front runner for the 2012 Republican nomination for President Of The United States.

And, believe it or not, at this point some of the pundits and pontificators are even offering up cautious conjecture that the condition of the G.O.P. candidate collection might actually be ripe for the arrival/entry of yet another, as yet unannounced, as yet undetermined pair of eyes on the prize.

I'm reminded of two things at this juncture.

That garden variety scene in most buddy movies where chaos, disaster and/or danger are imminent and unavoidable and the buddies look at each other, each with an expression on their face that clearly reads "you first".

And Ray Bolger.

Admittedly, Mr. Jumbo, Dumbo, et al, ever the imposing pachyderm remains, for the moment, the iconic symbol of the Grand Old Party.

At the rate they're going, though, I'm thinking they might want to consider a hip/retro update of the whole image.

And maybe go with the whole Scarecrow thing.

http://youtu.be/yejtZgzB5Ik

Cause, the thing is ,that whole "of course, people do go both ways" business seems to have this year's Republican philosophy down pat.

Although, from all appearances at this point, their campaign trail ain't no yellow brick road.