Ha, got this guy beat.  Not only did I discuss Really Important Things (very loudly no doubt) when I got drunk in college, but I also made really cool shots in bar pool! And I didn't even need to pay for a Harvard education - SUNY was sufficient.

Just curious - who was the cleric on that tape?  Someone from the Vatican, or a representative of the Cuban clerisy?  Either way, seems to me that he was going out of his way to minimize what happened; i.e., "nothing to see here, move on."

Sorry, but like many others here I just cannot subscribe to this "take your ball and go home" mindset.  If you're looking for someone to blame for the paucity of conservative candidates who can actually win in November, then blame the ones who sat this one out because they feared the savaging of a $1 billion war chest aimed directly at them: Daniels, Christie, Thune, and especially Jeb.  As far as Newt goes: conservative when it suits him, but he's for Newt first, last and every time in between and I just don't trust him.  As far as Santorum goes: I admire his principles, and certainly love his family life, but I just can't forget that he backed Arlen Specter against Toomey.  What other big ones will he bail on?  And re both of them: they will get savaged in the general, and will most likely take down many down ticket races.  And when it comes right down to it, I don't believe Romney is as "moderate" as many here would paint him to be.  Finally, Romney at least seems to have the financial acumen we're going to need near term.

49.  Worked my way through college cleaning rugs and drapes in a Harlem factory, including dry cleaning oriental rugs using perc.  Wife started as a secretary (trained at Wood Secretarial School in NY) and worked her way through the years to network tech.  So I'd consider us first-generation upper middle class with middle class parents.

While I'm somewhat in agreement with B. Thompson above, I think these kinds of assessments are still to the good.  The current Republican field is less than a thrill, but we're all going to have to live with one of them as the one nominated to take on Obama in the general election.  The current field has to be forced to confront all the various doubts about them in the primary.  If they do this, I'm hopeful that the one who is finally nominated will have the experience and the tools needed to defeat Obama, which is the real endgame here.

Just a thought - perhaps he's putting down his marker for Secy. of Treasury under Pres. Perry?