How to sell a book...

...by Barack Obama. I've been thinking about Barack Obama's little statement about running for President. Frankly, he has little to gain by doing so at this point. The 2008 primaries are going to be a meat grinder, and while his lack of experience may help him to some extent, the other Democratic candidates are going to use it to crucify his chances. On the other hand, if he holds out and the Democrats lose, he may be perfectly situated for 2012. If the Dems were to win, then he will still be plenty young in 2016 and he'll have time to build a pretty impressive Presidential resume. So I'm chalking this up for what I see it as...a clever way to sell some more books. I think the only way he'll run is if Hillary lurches hard to the left and he sees plenty of daylight to her, and everyone else in the Dem field's, right.