HUZZAH!

Tom Daschle says he's not gonna run for prez.

A big part of me says "good!" The Democratic party already has two no-chance, completely unhelpful candidates, in Gephardt and Sharpton. They sure didn't need the soft-spoken, relatively-spine-free Daschle to throw his hat in the ring.

Then again... I'm kind of surprised that Daschle isn't trying. He already has a good team: It was his people who engineered the surprisingly successful reelection campaigns of South Dakota's Tim Johnson and Louisiana's Mary Landrieu (who was left for dead two weeks before the runoff).

So that leaves the field with: Kerry (good), Edwards (intriguing), Dean (his star is rising), Graham (hmm he's a popular Floridian!), Gephardt (doh!), and Sharpton (double doh! as MWO put it, he has "unelectable hair").

Also, for more info on John Edwards (more than just a "trial lawyer", you hate 'em till you need one), writer-blogger Oliver Willis has started an unafiliated campaign blog for the fair-haired North Carolinian. On another side note, I love the sub-title for Oliver's main blog: "Like Kryptonite to Stupid". hehehe