Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack has the dubious distinction of being the first candidate to drop out of the 2008 Democratic race. What? you didn’t know he was running? That’s all you need to know. Ten and a half months until opening night in Iowa and Hillary and Barack are already sucking all the air out the room. Let’s hope Edwards can hang in there, because the last thing this country needs is another conservative DLC democrat like Clinton.
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I agree with you on Hillary, and feel too many fellow Dems are aboard that particular train, and only for one reason: Desperate to see the first woman president be elected– Which I wouldn’t mind, but just not her. I’ve always thought of her as too much of an opportunist– If not downright conniving. From staying with Bill, to picking New York for an empty senate seat, to an overly careful middle-of-the-road ‘safe’ voting record while in the senate– All in planning for this 2008 race. Also she has some closeted skeletons and old political baggage that will soon again be brought into the light again by the likes of Karl Rove & Co. I’ll say it here: She’s been too cautious, too measured, and everything about her since Bill left office has been geared for this run– I don’t like it, and I don’t trust her (it’s a ‘gut’ thing- and it hasn’t failed me in almost 50 years!)
Whew! If that’s not pouring it out, I don’t know what is! Still, if I’m tuned to what your saying about this ‘race’ narrowing down to just a couple of media darlings– I’m with you. It’s too soon. Vilsack had some original ideas, and a starting war-chest in the neighborhood of 7 to 8 million dollars, if I recall correctly– Sadly, it wasn’t enough. I too, hope Edwards (and others) can weather the early primaries, if only to keep things a little loose, which could, at least, get some of their ideas set as ‘planks’ when the formal charade of the convention finally does roll around…
Thank You