Reply #46: Politically I think it's extremely stupid

[WildEyedLiberal]

This will, as they say, "play in Peoria" like a scratchy Devo record. I think Edwards knows that his core constituency will be heartland, populist, blue collar Dems - people who are fed up with Bush, Republicans, and the war, who are distressed about the terrible economy and the health care, retirement, and living wage crises, and who want a change. However, those people are also patriotic Americans, many of whom have served, and will not look favorably upon an attempt to politicize a holiday for veterans. They don't like it when Bush does it and they won't like it if Edwards does it.

Just my two cents from a town about an hour away from Peoria. :D