Signs of Life in the Democratic Party
I watched Dick Gephardt on the John Stewart show the other day and was going to write about. But I found this guy (via Instapundit) who beat me to it. He does a pretty good job on the details, so I'll concede the floor to him in this regard.
In summation, my impression is that Gephardt came off almost human in his ability to communicate with the people. The ability to portray oneself in this lifelike fashion is the first and largest hurdle any modern politician must overcome. Most, especially on the Democratic side, simply do not have this power. Gephardt's ability to appear to be fully conscious, breathing, and engaged by the stimulus around him stands in stark contrast to the cadaverous John Kerry and the impenetrable, oilslick delivery of John Edwards. So I'm putting him as the odds on favorite for the Democratic nomination.
The crowd at the Stewart show (and Stewart himself) proved themselves to be highly partisan, wildly supportive of any condemnations of the Bush administration. When Gephardt stated that the President had made nothing but mistakes in terms of his foreign policy, the crowd cheered. Later, when bashing Bush on the economy, Gephardt stated something to the affect that "we need to get every person in the country covered by medical insurance." The crowd exploded with applause and cheers. However the moment was saved when Stewart replied, in reference to the crowd, "Yes, Mr. Gephardt, but you must understand, most of these people are suffering from severe impetigo."
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