Saturday Hotline Special...
We know at least half our audience is totally in work mode today so here are some notto-miss non-Straw poll headlines from Saturday's papers:
-- John Kerry's official "I'm considering it again" as done by the Boston Globe. From Kerry: "When you get knocked on your ass and lose a race, you've got to stop and reflect on what you're doing, why you're doing it, what matters, and what's important. And I did." From the article: "Kerry's efforts to launch another presidential bid have prompted grumbling from some Democrats. ... Some party insiders expect that leading fund-raisers and strategists will push Kerry out before the race starts, in favor of a fresh face for a party desperate to retake power."
-- The MA GOV Dem primary is now a 3-way with Chris Gabrieli.
-- Warren Beatty is trying to play peacemaker in the CA GOV Dem primary.
-- Also, later this morning, the DNC primary calendar commission meets to discuss the plan that could insert a caucus or two in between IA and NH. The Des Moines Register's Beaumont has a curtain-raiser on the meeting and how it actually could help Vilsack's presidential hopes if there is a caucus or two after IA and before NH. We'll have full updates later today.