Believe it or not, there are already thirty-two Democratic contenders for their party's presidential nominee. Project Vote Smart has been keeping tabs. It is way too early for me to get excited about the various contenders. Right now, I mostly watch just to see how the leaders differentiate themselves on the Liberation of Iraq and on abortion. Unfortunately, the Democrats seem as beholden to the pro-abortion crowd as the Republicans are tied to big corporations. Once abortion is finally made illegal again, I suspect this will finally open the door to pro-life Democrats being able to actually win their party's presidential nomination.

Speaking of abortion and Democrats, Senator Daschle's priest has told him he should not call himself Catholic since Daschle supports abortion. Apparently, this was supposed to be a private note between the priest and Daschle, but the press found out. Daschle was already expecting a tough race next year, this may prove the deciding factor in his upset