The Road Warrior

I hadn't really given Senator Edwards a fair shake. So I started doing some research. I started listening to everything these three said within the last two months. I started scouring their websites and remembering some of the vignettes of happenings of the last several years. One thing that always sticks out is the dubious dealings of Hillary Clinton - way back, from the Foster suicide incident, Whitewater, voting for the War in Iraq, etc. I think I originally wanted Hillary to win because she was (a) from New York (not really, but she did buy a house here to serve the state - yeah, that's lame, but I factored it in; (b) She was a woman, and experienced in Washington, no less; and (c) I was nostalgic for the Clinton years. But is that really enough of a reason to vote someone in? Because I missed her brilliant husband? No, not good enough for my vote.

Then I thought about Obama. His electablility is slim, him being an African American in a quasi-White-Evangelical country that this is today, he's incredibly inexperienced, albeit well-spoken, and I can't stand Oprah running around saying we should vote for him. Okay, he's brilliant, certainly interesting, represents everything I believe in... but... His inexperience scares the crap out of me. How would he handle a war? Would he be another president who is just a puppet being led my more experienced cabinet members (like good ol' W being led by Satan's little helpers, namely Cheney)? I found he got quite nasty during the last couple of debates - and so was Hillary.

That brings me to Senator Edwards. I really hadn't given him a fair shake so I started delving really into this man/politician. It was interesting to find he has been fighting corporate interests that has literally taken over during the current administration. He has been fighting them all his life. If anyone knows me, they know that I despise corporate anything. And the privatizing of every federal interest of this country has got to stop. I feel that Senator Edwards can accomplish this on a much greater scale as the President. And don't think that he's been fighting little battles. He's been fighting Teutonic battles - and WINNING THEM ALL.

He's for Universal healthcare, he's for changing or ridding the No Child Left Behind nightmare, and pretty much everything we need to change in the United States of America.

But it doesn't stop there... His wife, Elizabeth, is a force to be reckoned with. She's brilliant and quickly becoming my hero. He had a brilliant son, Wade, who died tragically in a car accident when he was 16, but he has a wonderful foundation set up for his memory. His daughter Cate, is also amazing - as smart and interesting as Wade was.

John Edwards is a lightweight phony, another super-rich Democrat who, having money, moves on to power, and picks an issue that will buy the most available votes. If John Edwards thought he could become President by standing to the right of Dick Cheney, he would. As far as being a "fighter for the little guy" it has a nice ring, except the valor or gallantry of such service is ...um...mitigated by the millions of dollars at stake for him personally. So he worked the system and helped some people and helped himself more. But this is not fighting for the little guy out of virtue, it is fighting for vested selfish interest. The country needs better than this no-gravitas wannabe.

NEWSFLASH: This is not the place for political debate. The people who comment pro-Edwards, anti-Edwards, anti-Obama, pro-Paul, whatever, need to stop wasting their time. People who post on these forums will re-affirm their already solid beliefs in candidates. Nothing you say or post will sway them. Think about it. Will some faceless antagonistic stranged on the internet change -YOUR- mind?

I commend each and every person who has spent time arguing in this comment section on the biased reporting that Newsweek consistently dumps out. The rhetoric used in this piece is highly disappointing.

PATRIOT
WHAT A FU** IDIOT YOU ARE!!! NO ONE IN THE DEMS OR GOP HAVE TO APLOLIGIZE FOR THE WAR VOTE!!! WE ALL WERE LIED TO PEROID A-L-L GET THE PICTURE? EVEN IF YOU HAD BEEN THERE LISTENING TO BOGUS INTELL YOU TO WOULD HAVE VOTED FOR WAR! SO STOP BLAMING ANY ONE FOR THAT VOTE,[ ALL BUT FOR BUSH WHO SET UP THE BOGUS INTELL AND PLANNED TO INVADE PRIOR TO 9/11]!! YOU MORON, NO POLITICIAN HAS TO SAY "SORRY I WAS LIED TO AND VOTED TO SAVE THE USA FROM HUSSAIN" AS WE WERE ALL TOLD!!! GET A LIFE AND VOTE SAFE!! EDWARDS IS SAFE, NO RACE, OR GENDER, OR RELIGIOUS TEST FOR HIM, AS IT APPLIES TO THE OTHERS IN THE DEM PARTY, BUT NOT THE GOP!

I hope John Edwards wins the nomination because he can win in the general election.

I really like Edwards and at this point, he has my vote. Its too bad the media has articles written in the tone as the" The Road Warrior". Some people who have not made up their minds will be influenced by the power of the pen. In this case, the author paints the picture of a rich, smiling candidate in third place. Why not talk about the debates that show him finishing strongly and the positives? Slanted articles or news reporting are more of FOX's tactics. Leave your own opinion behind and report the facts.

Eight years in the Illinois state Senate, Obama worked with both Democrats and Republicans to help working families get ahead by creating programs like the state Earned Income Tax Credit, which in three years provided over $100 million in tax cuts to families across the state. Obama also pushed through an expansion of early childhood education, and after a number of inmates on death row were found innocent, -Senator Obama enlisted the support of law enforcement officials to draft legislation requiring the videotaping of interrogations and confessions in all capital cases.
-Obama graduated from Harvard Law School where he was the first African American president of the Harvard Law Review
OBAMA has shown that he has excelled at every level of government. He really has a grasp for issues, domestic and foreign. He has proven he can overcome gridlock to get things done. What more experience does he need? I think he is ready to take his agenda to the National Level. He is very fimiliar with the obstacles that stand in the way of progress(his experiences in the Senate). Being a Harvard Law School Graduate and an Editior; I do not think anyone is going to fool this guy. The other candidates have one BIG PROBLEM. They all voted for the "War"(Except Ron Paul).It is like all those years of experience did them no service when it came time to vote for the War. They all lacked the courage to make the right decision. They backed down because they were scared for their political careers. This is why PERSONALITY is so important. Obama just has something the other candidates do not. The Republicans led by my friend Karl Rove bullied and scared the democrats to vote for the war. Where were the tough democrats that we see parading today. There irresponsible funding of the war has also led problems like Blackwater. Many of the foreign policy issues in place today; democrats voted for. Do you really think something like Blackwater would happen under an OBAMA Presidency. . All the experience in the world cannot guarantee you will have the courage and the skill to make the difficult decisions as President of the United States of America. Are the American people really taking a risk with OBAMA or have they already taken bad risks with the candiates that already exist. Ask that question to the Anti-War movement. Ask that question to the Senate Finance Committee. Do the American people want a fresh start. Do they want old animosities and vandetta's to resurface. I like Edwards, Obama, and Clinton. I think they are all capable of handling the job.