Especially in relation to
Armstrong's statement on the war - "I don't like what the war has done to our country, to our economy. My kids will be paying for this war for some time to come" - and his interest in the politics,
Friedman's article writes itself as a political manifesto for Lance's run for a political office.
I would be curious to hear of others' thoughts on how he could position himself as a Democrat (that is if he does run as a Democrat there).