Election Day a YEAR Away

Ouch! A YEAR to go. A YEAR.

So let's see where we stand.

Among the donkey jockeys, John Edwards and Barack Obama are the only two candidates making headlines besides you-know-who. And most of the gents' headlines concern how they are taking swings at the steadfast front-runtress.

Among the pack of pachyderms, heck, the two most INTERESTING candidates are clearly... Mike and Ron. Messrs Huckabee and Paul have got it going on. They're even beating Kucinich at his own game, making some really big bales of hay from the wings. These three are the Posse of Passionate Interests (and my gosh, Dennis and Mike even have cute senses of humor.) Then there's Paul with a true Patriot's gumption.

Cut their nonsensical goals of abolishing a major federal program here and there (heads up, Education), and these guys make some serious sense. They've cut through the smoke and mirrors to grow rabid followings, fringe folks who are actually starting to cough up some cash.

But a YEAR to go, a YEAR.

Can you imagine waking up every morning for the next year and hitting the floor running? A few -- or just two -- people will be doing just that 365/24/7.