And then there were eight...

So Carol Moseley Braun has quit the presidential race and is now endorsing Howard Dean.

CARROLL, Iowa - Former Illinois Sen. Carol Moseley Braun (news - web sites) quit the Democratic presidential race Thursday and endorsed Howard Dean (news - web sites) as the best choice to "renew our country and restore our privacy, our liberty and our economic security."

I must admit I sort of have mixed feelings. While less candidates can only improve the Democrat's chances (an overcrowded field, I think, spreads the supporters too thin,) I am kind of bummed that there's no longer a woman involved. Not that she had much of a chance.

Someday, my sisters, someday...