I hear what you’re saying but lets take a broader look at it. Frankly, I think the race for 2008 is off to a much too much early start.
So I for one am glad he’s waited. Traditionally, campaigns shouldn’t start until January of the election year. But Howard Dean changed all that by running forever. And he crashed and burned when the actual votes started to be made. Perhaps people got tired of seeing his perpetually campaigning face everywhere.
I guess time will tell as to whether starting early or late is going to make a victory.