No Rest For Politicos - It's Open Season Again...

With barely a moment to breathe since the 2006 election, George Bush is most definitely a lame duck and Nancy Pelosi is checking off agenda items right and left. Welcome to the 2008 election season.

Here are the candidates already in the race (roughly in order of how well known they are) raising funds through their exploratory committees -

Republicans:
U.S. Senator John McCain of Arizona
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
U.S. Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas
Former Virginia Governor James Gilmore
Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson

Democrats:
U.S. Senator Hilary Clinton of New York (& Former First Lady)
Former U.S. Senator John Edwards of North Carolina (& 2004 VP Nominee)
U.S. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson
U.S. Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut
Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack
U.S. Senator Joe Biden of Delaware
U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich of Ohio