Travels With John

Comment to Trav; I am so tired of hearing the cynical conservative rejoinder questioning the motives and ideals of those who see fit to help others. As if a lack of financial success or duress is seen as a reflection on an individual's or families' character. Some people do act in ways that reflect their beliefs. Some folks actually are able to rise above their own sef centeredness in order to be of service to others. The "Christain Conservatives" often sneer at any indivudual performing a "Christian" act as if they were interlopers of their faith. What these bitter folks want others to think is that they have a corner on Christian ideals. What I have read in these comments today sends a chill through my bones. Do these people actually think that low wages are a result of a lack of hard work? Maybe they should get out of their drawing rooms and work a shift at Wallmart, or in a mine, or in a shipyard. Entitlement is a word thrown like a mud pie at folks that work hard and may be a minority, or may not have had access to a college education. It sounds to me like the "entitled Class" needs to look at their own selves for a change. "trav" represents to me the warped image of rushbaugh - with the same snner, the same bitterness and condesention. The reason that folks are recoiling from the "right" is because of statements like these. I don't have to know you to "crap on you". You have revieled yourself for what you are; a bitter, self righteous hateful individual who has lost his sense of Christian ideals. Shame on you.

Edwards was seen by alot of us as an incredibly selfish man who owned a huge house with complete gymnasium, who left a dying wife and two small children to fulfill his egotistic dreams, who talked about the poor while having $400 haircuts and spray tans, and who seemed like a facile, well trained, say what it takes to win, lying lawyer. THAT is why he lost. As for corporations, no one wants to make their own toilet paper, soap, cars, medicines, etc. And those corporations won't exist if they can't pay their shareholders (that would be you and me) by making a profit. He should have been running for Commisar.

Look for Obama and Clinton to modify their speeches to try to maximize the benefit of John quiting. The torch will be allowed to die after the elections.

Look for Obama and Clinton to modify their speeches to try to maximize the benefit of John quiting. The torch will be allowed to die after the elections.

Edwards may have done more to hurt the poor and the middle class than any other candidate. Edwards has enriched himself by suing doctors and corporations, and in the process has driven up the cost of doing business for doctors and corporations. They respond by raising prices to the poor and middle class that Edwards claims to help. Doctors are forced to order many extra, unneeded tests because they know that they will get sued if they don't, and it raises the price of health care for everybody.

PeteGio undoubtedly only supports candidates who are dirt poor or live like monks. Why would he support someone who was ever successful?

"He was the first candidate out with a universal health care plan and the first to rail against trade agreements like NAFTA that, he says, have cost America a million jobs. He also brought a sense of morality and social justice to the race.."

Presidential candidate Congressman Dennis Kucinich has the rights to all those "firsts".
Just because NBC and Newsweek were successful at silencing him, it doesn't give you the right to rewrite history. You may have "meant" something even more dismissive like "first tier candidates" but it doesn't change the fact that you misrepresented the facts and the candidates. Or perhaps you were having a Gonzales moment.

Of course PeteGio will be undoubtedly supporting one of the candidates who is dirt poor. Oh geez, there aren't any. Dumb@ss comment.

It seems to me that he is vying for vice President. If he were not, he probably would have endorced one of the other candidates already; it looks like he wants to keep his options open. The important question is whom the former Edwards supporters will support on Feb 5.