While the Media and some others want to call the race for the Dem nomination 5 months before a vote is cast, the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is having none of it, endorsing the best candidate for President in this race, Senator Chris Dodd. Matt of the Dodd blog has the details:

The International Association of Fire Fighters has announced that Chris Dodd will recieve their endorsement. IAFF President Harold Schaitberger says Dodd is "the man we trust to keep our country safe and families secure." The Fire Fighters don’t know what challenges we will face in the future, but regardless of the situation, we know what kind of leadership Chris Dodd will offer.

Fire fighters bring more than just an endorsement in name … there are tangible benefits that come with this endorsement that build on our already strong grass roots organization - boots on the ground, organizational and volunteer strength.

. . . Dodd and Schaitberger will be visiting Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada over the next four days and meeting with local firefighters along the way. . . .

The voters will decide this race. Not the moneymen. Not the Media. And not the "buzz."

I urge everyone to really look at the candidates and decide who you think would be the best President. I think the choice is clear - Chris Dodd.

[Added by TL: As always, Big Tent Democrat speaks for himself only.]