A Winning Ticket

And no, I am not talking about the MegaMillion's $290 million jackpot, although that would be a nice surprise...

Rather, I'm talking about Kerry/Edwards.

I'll admit, Edwards was not my first choice for President (although I did vote absentee for him in the Florida primary), just as I am sure he wasn't for Kerry to be Vice President. But you have got to respect the electricity he has generated since his shockingly strong second place showing in Iowa this year.

And what's more, Edwards has built a strong rhetorical basis for Democratic politics. An optimistic populist, in short, has wide appeal in our party and doesn't come off as a class warrior as much as an opponent of elitism. Put another way, he is the anti-Kerry, and joining the Dem ticket this time might combine for an explosive reaction to end the Bush presidency once and for all.

We'll see, but the fall will now look far more interesting...