I hope Senator Obama will run. He's intelligent and articulate. He's also got some moderate tendencies that are appealing. And by that, I mean I think he could make some progress in reconciling some of the very strong polarization that's occurred in our country. He will get a lot of Democratic votes and, I think, could give Hillary a run for her money. Most people who can look at our political situation objectively know that while she can certainly run and probably get the nomination, she can never win. The hatred for her is too great among too many people, and the conservatives are far better at getting the vote out to beat her than Democrats are at motivating voters to help her win. People don't like Hillary.

Here's what I think will happen, however, if Obama goes up against her. Hillary, who is flush with campaign money and has a real rock-star fund raiser on her team in the form of Bill, will get the Democratic nomination simply because she has more resources and recognition. Obama will make a "face print" on the country if he challenges her. But in the end, she'll still get the nomination. Once that's happened, I can easily see her putting Obama on the ticket as her VP candidate. And that might help her chances a lot more than we realize. And whatever happens either way, Obama, who's still quite young, has laid the groundwork for a future run in 2012.