New Entrants

Speaking of Sam Brownback, he's running for president. My guess is that he's going to prove to be a much stronger primary challenger than he's currently given credit for -- he makes much more sense as a GOP nominee than John McCain or Rudy Giuliani or some such. Also getting in the race is Bill Richardson. Nobody seems excited about his candidacy, but on rough outline a popular governor of a Southwestern state who also has foreign policy experience sounds an awful lot like a solid presidential candidate.

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2007/01/new-entrants/41244/