LIGHTNING ROUND: MONEY MONEY MONEY

• Some news from the money tree: Romney hasn't spent any in a February 5 state yet, Obama has raised 32 million dollars this month, while the McCain campaign started winning primaries in January despite being millions of dollars in debt.
• Also, Bill Clinton seems to have used his influence to aid a mining executive by praising a central Asian dictator (contrary to U.S. policy) and in return received a 31 million dollar donation for his foundation. That's pretty sleazy. It also makes Hillary Clinton the latest in a long line of female politicians hurt by their husbands' business dealings.
• Schwarzenegger endorses McCain. Hasta la vista, Romney. Except not really since registered Republicans aren't too fond of the governator and only they are allowed to vote in the primary.
• So the National Journal has ranked Barack Obama as the nation's most liberal senator which seems wrong to me, but is still kinda cool. It's also worth bearing in mind that the National Journal rankings are completely ridiculous. It's no coincidence that they also ranked John Kerry as the most liberal senator in 2004.
• Ralph Nader is also preparing for a presidential bid. 'Cause we all remember how he successfully drove John Kerry to the left in 2004 and took a large share of the vote. Oh wait...
• Finally, Obama picks up the endorsement of Kumar (real name Kal Penn).

--Sam Boyd