Anniversary and request

This month marks the first year of GOP12.

That means it's lasted longer than Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman's marriage. Great sign.

Thanks so much to the wonderful readers and journalists who've linked here.

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To mark the occasion, here are the number of posts written per prospective candidate since that foggy day in November. For obvious reasons, some names are no longer viable.

1. Sarah Palin 1,199

2. Mitt Romney 398

3. Mark Sanford 377

4. Charlie Crist 359

5. Tim Pawlenty 357

6. Mike Huckabee 347

7. Newt Gingrich 285

8. John Thune 175

9. Eric Cantor 170

10. Jim DeMint 168

11. Jon Huntsman 148

12. Rick Perry 112

13. Mitch Daniels 102

14. Bob Corker 79

15. Rudy Giuliani 77

16. Jeb Bush 41

17. Rick Santorum 36

Notes: Occasionally, I'll get an email saying the huge number of Palin posts represents bias. It does not.

It's just that X-boxes adorned with Mitch Daniels' signature aren't placed on E-Bay for $1.1. million.