Gephardt's Out of the Veep Race

According to Wonkette, Dick Gephardt's daughter is going to participate in the Showtime reality program "The American Candidate." The premise of the show, as I understand it, is to the presidential race what "American Idol" is to pop music.

If there's any truth to this rumor then I think we no longer have to worry about Dick Gephardt as a potential albatross on the Democratic ticket.

Thank goodness for small miracles.

Just to be clear, I think this sinks any chance Gep may have had not because his daughter is gay but because she's participating in a reality show about running for president. I've got to think the Kerry folks want to be as far away from that kind of farce as possible.

The Bush folks, on the other hand, who have been pretending to be presidential for nearly four years might want to get some pointers from Chrissy Gephardt and the good people at Showtime.