ISO VP ASAP.

• Position: Presidential candidates seek running mates - Brief Article

IT'S HARD TO FIND the right running mate. Anti it's especially hard for a Democrat right now: George W. Bush has a Palm Pilot filled with intriguing candidates--from Colin Powell to congressional standouts like Chuck Hagel and big state governors like Tom Ridge. By contrast, the Democrats' little black book looks awfully thin. Some of the party's brightest stars were killed off in the purge of `94. And Gore's political papa, Bill Clinton, is such a scene stealer that the next generation has hardly had a chance to get noticed.

We'd like to sec Al Gore happily married, so enough already with the excuses...