Dianne Feinstein has thrown her hat in the ring for John Kerry for President. I have contended for months that she would make an excellent running mate and I think that the fact that she was the first heavywight to endorse him, even before Joe Biden, is a huge step in that direction. Of course, Kerry is not going to play his hand before the primary season ends because if southerners think that Kerry is not going to pick a southern running mate, he'll get creamed by Edwards and Clark.

I am unusually sanguine about Clark getting into the race. I think it slows Deans momentum earlier than it was scheduled to slow and it certainly takes the bloom of Dean's rose. Someone said, Clark is Dean with credibility and credentials. I still don't think Kerry is hurt as much. His vet status is not undermined by Clark because he still took the bullets and put his life on the line.

Besides when both resumes are placed side by side, the fact that Kerry has the tough County crime-busting prosecutor, Lt. Governor, and Senatorial experience on his resume, would dwarf Clarks Rhodes Scholar and West Point highlights. It will be a very interesting race.

There is also the question of if the candidates are all going to play nice as far as Clark is concerned. On Clark's part, he wouldn't want to rankle anyone so that his VP options remain open, on the Kerry and Dean's part, they wouldn't want to rankle him so that they can work together as running mates.