In any case, there is plenty of time for attractive possibilities to emerge. The off-year elections of 2010 are fewer than two years away, and any one of them could produce a brand-new governor, senator or even Congressman capable of making an important splash in 2012.
The nation's politicians and political observers are well aware of this and will keep a sharp eye on who emerges from the political cauldron in 2010.
William Rusher
William Rusher is a Distinguished Fellow of the Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy and author of How to Win Arguments .
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