I'm very much of the opinion that he's taking another shot at the NE-03 race he lost last year.

Mike Fahey is the name that came up most often in my discussions, but it's becoming clearer that he's more interested in running for a third term. A local political reporter defined it this way: Kerrey is the top choice now, if he backs out, Fahey will run.

I think that's a little simplified, but I do think Kerrey got into this race and returned to Nebraska politics because Fahey didn't want to run for Senate, and Kleeb wasn't ready for it.

Our strongest team for 2008 is going to be with Kerrey at the top of the ticket, Esch challenging Terry again in NE-02, and Kleeb giving another run at Smith in NE-03. We just have to find a good young candidate in NE-01, and things will be looking good for 2008.