Rev. Al Wants to Be Second Black Candidate in Race

Not content to allow Barack Obama to have the spotlight as the sole minority candidate in the Dem '08 field, Rev. Al Sharpton wants some of the limelight again:

NEW YORK (AP) -- Civil rights activist Al Sharpton said Monday he is seriously considering a run for president.

"I don't hear any reason not to," Sharpton, 52, said in an interview during an urban affairs conference sponsored by another civil rights leader, the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

"If we're talking about the urban agenda, can you tell me anybody else in the field who's representing that right now?" Sharpton asked. "We clearly have a reason to run, and whether we do it or not we'll see over the next couple of months."

Please, Lord, let it be.