1 "Keep talking, and keep running, Cynthia. A hopefully-expanded Republican majority thanks you for your sacrifice." That's exactly the way I feel about it. When I first read she was trying to make a comeback, I thought, "Woman, go get a real job."

2 Enh, she'll probably be able to take the Cleland-Kerry "don't question my patriotism" dodge (or at least try) if anyone raises her prior activities in suggesting that the President et al arranged the 11 September activities. As for a real job, I don't know what she'd do. Looking at her biography, I can't figure out what she'd be best suited for, other than "citizen of the UN bureaucracy". From a purely political science standpoint, I'm interested in seeing what (if any) fruit her ties to Russell Simmons will bear. I vaguely remembered the founding of his political group, but had forgotten about it until now. HSAN doesn't seem to have the financial firepower on display that MoveOn does, but ostentatious display of money isn't always the thing that wins elections. Mr. Dean, are we listening? I'm also curious as to how she'll deal with AIPAC, since it's probably safe to assume that the two of them will cross swords again. Did she ever make public remarks on the same level as Earl Hilliard in terms of blaming outside pro-Israeli money for her loss?