Reply #48: AP, I agree with just about everything you say here.

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That man has nowhere to go but up. He's still young for a politician, and he has unlimited talent. There's a good chance he'll be Kerry's running mate, but if he isn't, he still has another good 25 years of further accomplishments and time in which to hone his experience and skills even further.

If it is (as it is looking now) between Geppy and Edwards, I'd choose Edwards, if only because I think he has a great and enthusiastic bunch of supporters who want to see some real change, who realize that real change is necessary. But unfortunately, politics in our country often revolves around who is owed what in D.C., whose time has come, and who "deserves" the back scratch in the inner circle. I wish it weren't that way, because it takes away from the wisdom and imagination of the people, but there you have it.

I especially like your gold watch analogy.