My thoughts

• I am excited about the prospect of Barack Obama running for President. I am afraid though that he may have peaked too early. It'll be hard to keep this image right through '07 and '08
• I don't know what to make of Hillary's candidacy. Her hectoring style may prove to be a major disadvantage
• I liked John McCain once, but his stance on the war makes me reluctant to support him at the moment. But '08 is still a long way away.
• I think we should give Mitt Romney a chance to make his case - not dismiss him because he is a Mormon. I am wary though of his shifting stance on gay rights and abortion - he supported it in '94 and 12 years later is singing a different tune. People can change, but can he explain this evolution in his thinking convincingly?
• John Edwards I think is still fighting a losing battle.