With all of the respect that Iowa deserves, the truth should be told. The Iowa Caucus is always blown out of proportion by the media and the parties. The Iowa Caucus is also an exclusive club where Libertarians and Greens are excluded while Republicans and Democrats receive all of the publicity. This is hardly democratic.

 The Iowa Caucus like the Primary System is a waste of time and is designed to entertain people with a political soap opera. The candidates are busy spending their time going around the streets and farms trying to find that photo that will increase their chances of the presidency. The Media itself does an excellent job in photo opportunities and planning events so as to capture the big scoop of the day and the election for awards.

Examples of how the Iowa Caucus excludes people is the exclusion of Ron Paul from the Republican Debates and Kucinich from the Democratic Debates. At least Iowa Public Television and the Des Moines Register should have allowed these two to participate in televised debates. As always, the Big People who Say the Same Things without Doing them are the ones carrying the day.

The positive side of the Iowa Caucus are the hotels, restaurants, and shopping malls that would have been emptied after Christmas. If I was a retailer, a hotel manager, or a restaurant manager in Iowa; I probably would have taken advantage of the Iowa Caucus to make some extra money. The same applies to being a mechanic. The reason is that while the Caucus is around, money is to be made. After the caucus, there is no money.

The System of Caucus and Primaries is an outdated one which could be easily replaced by a State Convention which nominates the delegates followed by the National Convention which would nominate the Next President. For this reason, the Caucus and the Primaries should be phased out gradually.