The dust and cornhusks have settled on the Iowa prairie this morning after a long night of caucusing; and though Rick Santorum mounted a stiff charge against GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney, it was the former Massachusetts Governor who escaped the Hawkeye state with a come from behind victory by the narrowest of margins (8 votes!). Regardless of the final results, the former Pennsylvania Senator’s surprise showing in Iowa provided a wake-up call to the rest of the Republican field and establishing Santorum as a force to be reckoned with …

Iowa– the Hawkeye State. Not just a place where cornfields are transformed into baseball fields for the sake of memorable films; It’s also the place where one lucky Republican’s presidential hopes will get a boost and a vital leg up on the competition, building up their chances of filling the GOP presidential ballot slot  come convention time in late August. Yes,  the Iowa Caucus is upon us Republican fans and if you win it, they will nominate.  But before we get to anointing anyone King of the GOP candidates, we thought …

A few months ago the nation was buzzing about Rick Perry as the frontrunner for the GOP Candidacy, but for whatever reason they totally lost interest and now  it’s another Texas politician that’s started to make waves. Texas Congressman Ron Paul,  a noted Libertarian with a rabid fan base,  has surged in the polls and is primed to make a run for it this primary season.  While establishment candidates like Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich complete the current GOP three-headed political monster (we’re still in disbelief about this Santorum surge), …

Sunday evening the people of North Korea received the fateful news that their Dear Leader had succumbed to heart failure, or as it was delicately put on state television “he got the call from God’s official messenger, the swallow, that there was a better view from the clouds above. He then rode a double rainbow up to the heavens where he still keeps a watchful eye over his people and the evil South Korean regime.” While the North Korean government’s earthly reins have been handed down to his son, Kim …

With the race tightening to secure the GOP nomination for the 2012 Presidential Election, all eyes have been focusing on Newt Gingrich versus Mitt Romney with all other candidates having fallen by the wayside.  Herman Cain has fallen due to a Clinton-eque Bimbo eruption, Ron Paul can’t get taken seriously and the others never really stood a chance.  It seems a given at this point that it will either be Gingrich or Romney facing off against Barack Obama next November. But while many have written off Texas Governor Rick Perry …

This past Saturday, former Godfather’s Pizza CEO and resident smooth operator at the National Restaurant Association, Herman Cain suspended his campaign to seek out the 2012 GOP Nomination for President of the United States. Though some see him as a possible Republican king-maker, we’ve decided not to hold our breath to find out which current candidate he’ll throw his weight in poll percentage points behind. We here at National Lampoon have our eyes focused on the future, not the future of our country, but the future of Herman Cain. In …