Groundhog Day 2012: Punxsutawney Phil shadow means 6 more weeks of winter

The borough's furry forecaster at odds with Punxsutawney counterpart.

Punxsutawney Phil, the man, the myth, the legend, emerged from Gobbler's Knob this morning and saw his shadow, thus decreeing six more weeks of winter.

So, as Groundhog Day approaches, the shadowy outlines of the campaign emerge. The ideas that will dominate become clear, and the two likely candidates try to recover from similar self-inflicted wounds. It's worth remembering that presidential campaigns

Groundhog Day 2012: Groundhog Day 2012 has been fun and games, but don't set your watch by its predictions. A U.S. weather center says the furry forecasters are hardly ever right. But it's still fun.