This week is a political junkie overload. Beware! It all actually started Saturday and will run for ten days. It is almost too much for me to even think about as it will be big when it all ends in the wee morning hours of February 6th on the east coast.

Saturday was the South Carolina Democratic contest. I am not sure about race and gender. I don’t generally look at that stuff but it was definitely front and center in SC. All you could hear about on television for most of the week was what Bill or Hill was saying and was it in response or trying to illicit a response from Obama?

So the rest of the time lines up to be more interesting, I hope. I re-read an article about Hillary, Inc and those running her campaign and I don’t think it is over yet.

But anyway, tonight we get to hear George W’s view of the state of our union. Seems lately like there is more disunion than union. And, haven’t we heard enough from George lately? Seems every time I turn on a news program, he is giving sound bites for some reason or another.

Tomorrow, we can watch the Republican party ditch another one or two of their faithful. While I don’t think Romney or McCain will leave the race until August or September at the convention, I do think at least one more potential candidate will go after Tuesday. Rudy Giuliani has put too much time and resources into courting the snowbirds in Florida to not take at least second place. My gut instinct is that he will be lucky to break into double digits and that means no delegates and a waste of time and money. He will most likely place fourth and not even, come Feb 5th, take his home state of NY.

Then, after all that excitement, the debates take front and center stage with the GOP debate on Wednesday in Simi Valley. What a back drop for a debate of this nature – the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library! How they will all react after the campaigning that has been going on in FL will be a big test. A lot will look to see if they can handle the load and the travel and the lack of sleep.

Thursday brings the three democratic candidates to California for their final debate before Super Tuesday.