Headline of the Day
From today's New York Times, on this year's presidential race: "For Democrats, Too Many Good Picks; For Republicans, an Easier Path."
The Times gushes over the Dems' candidates in prose that might be more suitable for Tiger Beat:
For months now, many Democrats here have been in a state of happy paralysis, luxuriating in what they say is an unusually strong set of candidates and plenty of attention from them.Instead of the usual voter complaints about choosing among unattractive options, there are meditative conversations about Senator Barack Obama’s freshness versus Gov. Bill Richardson’s international résumé versus John Edwards’s commitment to the underprivileged versus the historic prospect of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s becoming the first female president.
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In discussing their choices, Democrats sounded like diners ooohing and ahhing slowly — very slowly — over a menu with too many enticing choices.
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As one way of sorting through the choices, voters wondered aloud and asked at events about the candidates’ vice-presidential and cabinet choices. They seemed to be trying to find ways of somehow voting for more than one candidate at a time.
Of course, it's not hard to understand how the Times can be so rhapsodic about all of the Democratic contenders. After all, they're Democrats. Keep that in mind once the general election gets underway.
