John Soltz ...... let's talk about this very impressive young man.

[Stinky The Clown]

He was just on Hairballz. As much as he seems to be on teevee, he wears well. He always appears smart, informed, articulate, and passionate.

It struck me ...... he is, in many ways, a latter day John Kerry. To be sure, the two men are different and have different stories. But there's Soltz ..... a veteran who has become anti war and who has come into the political sphere like a storm.

And he's almost always paired with some schlub right wing vet or apologist. I see them as the Corps of Would Be John O'Neills (of swift boater fame). Solz has a take no prisoner style that never fails to decimate them. Kerry, in his youth, was more laid back (see his 'debate' with O'Neill on the Dick Cavitt show). Solz is in your face and wound pretty tight. Both are passionate and convincing.

He's the face of VoteVets-dot-org and plays the game very, very skillfully. As but one current example, they did the ad with General Dave saying he didn't know if the War in Iraq is making us safer. If you haven't seen it, it is the best anti-Petraeus ad out there. Respectful yet gut punching. Serious and to the point. Factual.

John Soltz ......

It would not surprise me one whit to see him run for elective office. The Senate is hardly too high a goal for him.