2008 candidates

So the mid-terms have come and gone. Our hopes are much dimmer than two months ago, The hope that "gutsy" leaders is quite diminished. So it's time to look ahead to 2006 and hope that our next leader can lead this country out of the mess W created and the Dems seem content to continue.

Looking ahead, 4 names really stand out for me.

1. Russ Feingold has been a vocal opponent of the war. But alas, he has decided to not run.
2. Dennis Kucinich has been a vocal opponent of the war as well. Also an advocate for a Department of Peace. Dennis ran in 2004 and is expected to announce a another run. A peacenik and vegan as next President - I'd love it!
3. Al Gore , well we know he won in 2000 (with the election stolen by the Supreme Court - though I would have hated to have Joey Lieberman as VP). We know he has brought a new vigor to the environmental movement. Sure he has said he will not run, but....
4. And then there is Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Sure, not even a hint he is considering a run, but there is a new buzz being generated and a grassroots effort to draft...Like the above three RFK Jr. is a critic of the war. He is a dedicated environmentalist involved in a number of organizations. He is a man you have to admire when he points to Francis of Assisi as his hero and states

   "My hero is St. Francis of Assisi because he understood the connection between spirituality and the environment. He understood the way God communicates to us most forcefully is through the fishes and the birds and the trees and that it is a sin to destroy those things."

Imagine all four running - dynamic visions as to the directions this nation must go to become a part of the world again. Four great competent leaders. Four great choices - maybe we should consider co-Presidents.