Quick '08 Update

12 minute video highlightin his service - called Donald Rumsfeld one of the worst Secretaries of Defense in history on "The Tonight Show."

- John Edwards picked up an endorsement from the United Brotherhood of Carpenters. Edwards was also the recipient of a good deal of praise from President Jimmy Carter who said:

"I can say without equivocation that no one who is running for president has presented anywhere near as comprehensive and accurate a prediction of what our country ought to do in the field of environmental quality, in the field of healthcare for those who are not presently insured, for those who struggle with poverty."

- FINALLY, Fred Thompson will announce his candidacy on September 6th via webcast on his website. As Chris Cillizza asks on his blog, The Fix, is Thompson too late?

- Be sure to check out Mike Gravel tonight on "Real Time with Bill Maher."

- John Harwood from the WSJ's Washington Wire thinks the legal troubles of Norman Hsu - a donor/fundraiser for Senator Hillary Clinton - will provide an opening for other "change" candidates.

- Mitt Romney shows he can jog and be compliant at the SAME TIME in "Leadership", his new ad. Check it out below:

For more information on NDN's coverage of the 2008 Presidential election, click here.