Who's Running for President?

Chances are that Dunkin' Donuts has higher name recognition than California Congressman Duncan Hunter.

But, undaunted, the veteran pol has announced that he's forming an exploratory committee to look into a run for President.

Hunter is an articulate, intelligent guy. He possesses that inexplicable asset of gravitas, too.

He's going to be re-elected to his San Diego-area House seat again this coming Tuesday. But chances appear strong that he'll no longer be a committee chairperson when the new Congress convenes in January. So, why not run for president?

I wish that more serious-minded people in both parties would run for the presidency. More than that, I wish that it were possible for all such candidates to have genuine shots at being nominated and elected.

Hunter may surprise us all. But whatever the outcome of his presidential exploration, his mere presence in the early primary and caucus debates would be interesting.