NATIONAL JOURNAL'S TOP 5 DEM PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS

National Journal begins handicapping the '08 presidential race, and I don't like their pick for top 5 Democratic hopefuls. They list (in this order) Hillary, ex-VA governor Mark Warner, John Edwards, IN Senator Evan Bayh, and NM governor Bill Richardson. Mark Warner has no foreign policy experience and really botched the Democratic response to the State of the Union address. How could he be the #2 contender at this point? John Edwards I like, Evan Bayh is a sometimes-Dem, sometimes-Bush supporter who reminds me more of Joe Biden without the passion, and Bill Richardson is not going to be a contender. Period.

However, I can't complain much, considering their Republico picks: Cynical John McCain, brain-dead George Allen, opportunist Mitt Romney, the resurrected Mike Huckabee, and the morally and ethically challenged Newt Gingrich.

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