The more things change, the more they stay the same (II)

I have no idea how likely this is, but I can't think of more of a throwback to the past than Dick Gephardt:

Republican strategists trying to game Sen. Barack Obama's choice for a running mate are focusing more and more on the possibility that he might pick former House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt, a friend of labor and blue-collar workers. "Gephardt is the one we're most afraid of," said a key GOP strategist and Bush ally.

Even when he was running for president, everyone said "ho hum" and closed their eyes and went to sleep.