Gail Collins: The Battle of the Mitts Unfortunately, there’s something about Romney’s perfect grooming, his malleability and his gee-whiz aura that seems to really irritate both the other candidates and the voters. What bothers voters about Romney, as it turns out, is not his Mormonism but his inherent Mitt-ness.

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Rothenberg vs. Cillizza Stu: “Too many observers, I’m afraid, seem to think that every campaign development is important and changes the political equation,” write Stu. “Even smart people, like Chris, who will tell you that most endorsements by individual members of Congress don’t matter much, get swept along with the …

JoMa: Fred raises big cash since debate, goes back on air

Jonathan Martin: Why is McCain in Pole Position? (prepare to qualify!) Baby, You Can Drive My Car Among the most recent additions to the Giuliani website is a feature called “Drive 2 Five,” which uses car-racing images and analogies — checkered flags, references to a “road to victory,” an odometer …

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Meet the Press: Hillary Clinton. Face the Nation: Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee Fox News Sunday: Rudy Giuliani. This Week: Sen. John Kerry. Newt Gingrich. Late Edition : Romney, Huckabee and Fred Thompson C-SPAN’s Newsmakers: South Carolina Gov. Mark Sandford will be interviewed by Politico’s Charles Mahtesian and McClatchy’s James …

Man in Anti-Smoking Ads Still Smokes “He’s the poster boy for the state’s new anti-smoking campaign. But the 48-year-old Skip Legault is still smoking – despite an amputated leg, two heart attacks and a stroke.”

Lebron sparks Cavs to double OT win over Bobcats Hawks Foul-Gate: Hawks lose win over Heat to statistical error

Color me excited … Dave Barry is coming to town!! Wednesday. Feb. 6 one of the funniest writers alive will host a show at the Lisner Auditorium about 2008 ….If you haven’t read his latest “Year in Review” check it … love it…:

Jonathan Martin waxing poetic from the College of Charleston “Inside the wrought iron fence were masses of white college students — but ones that looked very different from one another. There were the dreads-and-sandals types, smoking Dunhills (and who knows what else before or after). But then there was a …