The reports of Edwards working for a hedge-fund company to "learn about the poor" that, in turn, VICTIMIZED the poor is just one of many examples of Edwards saying one thing, but doing the opposite.

And then there is Edwards flip flop in his dear and emotional promise to Bush to stick with the President for the duration "of this war on terror" in 2002 and then turning around and calling the "war on terror" a bumper sticker.

These are just a couple of the many examples as to why I believe that Edwards is nothing but your run of the mill PROMISE THEM THE MOON politician..

He always knows the right thing to say, but when it comes time to DO, then he does what he can for Edwards and not for the people he is supposed to represent...

Michale.....

Hey, I'm here to do the homework so you don't have to!

I must say, while I have decided not to endorse any candidate in the primaries, Edwards does indeed impress me. I can't say for certain whether he's authentic, or as Michale puts it "nothing but a politician, no different than any other politician," but he certainly does talk the talk, more than any other viable Democratic candidate out there. Whether he walks the walk remains to be seen, but for now, I'm pretty satisfied with what Edwards is saying.

Having said that, I must admit I'm pretty proud of the Democratic "bench" (baseball metaphor...) -- I could probably support any of these folks as a Democratic nominee and still feel pretty good about it. That's more than most Republican commentators can say at this point, I should add.

Anyway, agape back to you, and thanks for commenting.

-CW

You really do your homework. :)

John Edwards is da Man, he's the best thing that could happen for America. John Edwards has it, but more than that...

John Edwards *Gets it*, make no mistake about that part.

As always thnks for all your excellent efforts Chris. Agape.

I agree with you in condemning the Clinton/Edwards exchange. How much money you raise should not limit people's ability to hear what you have to say, at least not this early in the race.

In the later debates, some weeding out will likely take place (at whoever holds the debates' discretion), but this is entirely too early for that to happen.

Mike Gravel wrote a scathing piece in the last day or so over at Huffington Post about getting un-invited to the "gay issues" debate. It's a good read, and I agree with him one hundred percent.

The comments are interesting, too. Seems the group is enraging a lot of their own supporters by this move.

-CW

Edwards seems to have read TOM CLANCY's EXECUTIVE ORDERS with regards to a new tax code.. :D

However, I see it as such a radical departure from the status quo with SO MANY "enemies" lined up against it (can you imagine how many accountants it will put out of work!!??) that the cynical part of me sees it as nothing more than a "throw away".. An empty campaign promise that Edwards knows he can never do, that he would never be ALLOWED to do, even as President, so he can spew the campaign bravado, knowing he will never have to own up to it.

Michale.....

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=3371185

I doubt that this idea that Edwards is "for the people" will fly...

Seems that, when all is said and done, Edwards is nothing but a politician, no different than any other politician...

Michale.....

Good Post!

I too think that perception is extremely important. Many voters will not take the time to read Edward's position papers so he needs to find a way to convince the media to get his message out.

-Stan...