re: ALERT: Obama will be the POTUS
I think it's a bit early to making such a declaration, particularly given the fact that Hillary commands the vast majority of Democratic voters nationwide. But the Iowa results do promise a horse race for the Democratic nomination - which I regard as very healthy.
As for the Republicans, I doubt that Huckabee can sustain his drive into other state primaries and he will fade like Howard Dean.
What is noteworthy though is that, of the top three contenders for the Democratic nomination, one is a minority and the other a woman. On the Republican side we have a Mormon in serious contention. This is a statement about how much progress this nation has made since the 1960's to overcome discrimination.