Trail fever
I figure as long as the country's going to hell in a handbasket and thanking their drivers for the ride, I might as well just start rooting that politics stays interesting. I'll still hold off on Hillary Clinton joining the presidential race in hopes that my main man John Edwards (check out his really great guest blogging on Josh Marshall's new group blog, TPMCafe) will have a better shot to win the Oval Office and save this frickin' country.
But on all points otherwise, it's whatever will make the best blog posts. Point one: Florida congresswoman, former presidential election heistress and Tammy Faye Bakker makeup protegée Katherine Harris is thinking of running for Senate. I know this is a reminder for some, but I see no better hope for the future of our democracy than a woman who oversaw the resolution of contested election results while simultaneously serving as state chair for one of the combatants.
Sure, I want to see her run because incumbent Democratic Senator and former astronaut Bill Nelson would kick the daylights out of her. But isn't that part of the appeal? Tell me you wouldn't want to see Katherine Harris lose on a big stage. So what if Republicans always win these things? What else is new? Isn't democracy fun?
P.S. So what's causing these thoughts of political intrigue at all costs? Is it the new book I'm reading?? Here's a hint: it's by Michael Lewis!!