[RichInOC]

Or she could wait until mid-November, which is when the big guy actually announced, and watch the pundits shivering with antici..............................pation.

[wagglebee]

Thirty years ago, it was possible to wait until November to announce, that's no longer the case.

So much of the deal is about fund-raising now, she's got to get in early. There is only so much money to go around, if she's not in the donors will start giving it to Romney and Huckabee. Romney wants this more than anything, expect him to try to grab as much donor money as possible from the start and then spend $50 to 100 million of his own money if necessary.