Mark Warner

His decision not to run for president is regrettable and significant in lots of ways.

I think Michael Barone nails the most important.  Whatever Warner's personal reasons, his decision does seem to reflect a view that there just isn't very much of a future right now for the enlightened moderate side of the Democratic party in the 2008 presidential race.  This is probably good news for Hillary, since it means her main opposition is going to come from the angry left, not the out-reaching right.  But that will also mean she may be forced further left in the Democatic primary by attacks from the likes of Edwards, Feingold and perhaps Gore

Remarkably the contest in the much-demonised Republican party may be shaping up to be a race between smiling, voter-friendly moderates - McCain, Giuliani, Romney. 

Could the Democrats really blunder so badly yet again?  Do bears have a sylvan approach to their lavatory needs?