Reply #38: I am not a supporter or opponent of John Edwards, but you've been deceived

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if you think that a "great progressive" could have voted for, much less sponsored the IWR. John Edwards is many things. I like how he is willing to talk about poverty while most politicians won't touch it with a ten foot poll. However, giving the President the authority to go to war was not the work of great progressives. The Democratic leadership caved. It was not that long after 9/11 and they faced extreme political pressure, granted. However, great progressives voted against it. Great progressives had the courage to stand up in the face of enormous political pressure and say no. John Edwards may become a great President, but he will never be a great progressive. For when faced with what Senator Kennedy called the most important vote of his political career John Edwards did not blink, he sponsored the legislation.