MICKEY KAUS is speculating on a Howard Dean third-party run, should Dean not get the nomination. I can easily imagine Dean doing something like that.

Meanwhile Jay Rosen offers nine new storylines for covering the campaign, to replace the tired and outdated ones that the press generally uses. Very much worth reading. One of them is “donated talent,” and I want to repeat the prediction that I made at Bloggercon, that the 21st century will belong to whoever is best at getting people to volunteer their efforts.