By throwing her hat into the Democratic presidential primary, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth would be doing a great service to the nation, party and its front-runner Hillary Clinton, who has been having a tough go of it of late.
The truth: Hillary might welcome the challenge.
The first-term Bay State Senator has consistently resisted calls from the left side of the Democratic party to square off against centrist Clinton. Warren claims her Senate perch provides a powerful platform to focus on the income inequality matters and financial overhaul.
She's flat out wrong. President Obama, who finally embraced the White House bully pulpit after serving six years as the GOP's piñata, bears that out. Unless the Democrats retake the Senate majority in 2016, Warren's ability to affect change is questionable.
The Boston Globe, the most influential news source in New England, gave Warren a giant shove into the Presidential race.
Its March 22 editorial read: "Unlike Clinton, or any of the prospective Republican candidates, Warren has made closing the economic gaps in America her main political priority, in a career that has included standing up for homeowners facing illegal foreclosures and calling for more bankruptcy protections. If she runs, it’ll ensure that those issues take their rightful place at the center of the national political debate."
The editors believe if Warren "puts her causes and goals front and center, as Democrats gather their forces for the crucial 2016 campaign, Warren could enrich the political process for years to come."
Clinton also would benefit from a strong challenger. Simply put, a joust with Warren would make Clinton a stronger candidate.
Warren has neither the fund-raising machine nor political infrastructure enjoyed by Clinton. That deficit can be overcome, if she gets to work on it ASAP.
Former Democratic long-shots such as Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama found ways to win by tapping into the American grassroots. Neither Carter nor Clinton had use of the Internet to rally support and raise funds.
A Hillary Clinton insider told me the press loves the Globe's editorial, "but I don't think that it's going to happen."
He added: "But you never know."
The ridiculously high prices Americans are paying at the supermarket might influence how—or if—they vote in November.
At a moment in history when there are so many conflicts among peoples here and abroad, let us put our differences aside and celebrate this wonderful season in a spirit of togetherness.
The news announcing the death of Henry Kissinger, the last of the prevaricating politicians and so-called statesmen who stole my future and that of thousands of other young Americans, got me thinking about Walter Cronkite.
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