Now that Rahm is in IL and Nancy is out of power. Time for the President

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40. Howard named no immediate names

Last time I was with him, about a year ago, we were on a train together from DC to New York, and during
the trip he just got the word that Debbie Wasserman-Schultz would be DNC chairwoman, and he was pretty
happy about it (no comment on her predecessor).

He has been very interested in a few VERY young (and unsuccessful) candidates for Congress, such as Tommy
Sowers in Missouri and Ilya Sheyman in Illinois. I haven't discussed a successor to Obama yet with Howard, and
knowing him, he's not going to say a peep about that subject until late 2014. He did say that he'd like to see
some really bright and gifted Democrats in their 40s start to grab the national spotlight. He fully agrees with
you that we need some more of our own young media stars, although keep in mind that Ryan and Rubio are only
media stars because of promotion by Fox Noise. Otherwise, they would just be another pair of lying loud-mouthed
Republicans. Rubio, having been exposed for his phony "fleeing communism" claim, is keeping a low profile, and
may survive longer because of it.

To those who mentioned Secretary of State, in the years since 2004, Howard has had more international
experience than most of the State Department. He has been a guest at Davos (on environmental issues,
something he is extremely knowledgeable on, but not famous for), and has been a requested helping hand
in starting up a Democratic Party in Italy. He had a HUGE hand in the electoral success of the Liberal Democrats
in the last British election. I don't know if they would have gotten enough votes to be part of the coalition
if Howard had not been coaching them.