I think Harold Ford is more impressive than Barack and deserves the attention and press he gets (not to be confused with agreeing or not with him).
You are absolutely correct about that. Harold is a guy you can disagree with and still like. I think he is very sharp and the Democrats would do well to advance him in their ranks.
" I think Harold Ford is more impressive than Barack and deserves the attention and press he gets (not to be confused with agreeing or not with him)."
I absolutely agree that Ford is much better. But the Dems have their way of evaluating these men and determining which they put forward. To Dem minds, the two men are both well-spoken and Black, and somebody needs to get out there to counter the good impression Colin and Condi have left on all segments of America. Obama is the chosen, because he has a lock on a large-electoral-midwestern state, whereas Ford is stuck in Tennessee. And neither would get more than lip service from the Dems if it weren't for their fears of competition from the Republicans.