On the results of New Hampshire:

It's not over. Kerry has yet to feel significant frontrunner "heat." Dean and Edwards could make life interesting, albeit in different ways.

Personally, I have deep reservations about Kerry, mostly because I think he's a crap politician -- as Gore was -- and is (more) vulnerable (than other Dems) to press abuse about irrelevancies, like his hair, and his awful speaking style -- as Gore was.

But if it's him, it's him. He'll win in a head-to-head with Bush, but not easily.

[Confidential to JL in CT: Are you serious? You've become an even bigger joke than you were. Please vanish forever, you irritating little twit.]

[UPDATE: A comment to this post has it right:

I can't help but think that Kerry represents an 'over correction' on the part of ABB voters. Dean was too hot, Kerry is too cold. Dean was not careful enough, Kerry has two answers to every question. Dean would get killed on security, Kerry drones on about a divisive war that we lost and most people would rather forget. Dean made his campaign about ITself, Kerry makes his campaign about HIMself.

The instinct is right. Drop the unelectable guy and get realistic. I just hope there is time to do it twice.]