Reply #21: Have you read Edwards' DNC winter meeting speech?

[tjdee]

Again, I know you are not keen on him, and from experience as a constituent feel his ability to follow through on his rhetoric is not there.

But he's talking about the Good of the American People. Honestly. Read this:

"Across America, every day, most people go to work believing that hard work will earn them a chance to get ahead. Every day, they try to do the right thing for their families and on the job, because they believe that's more important than making a quick buck. And every day, this President finds another way to let them down."
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"I want to be a champion for the regular people that make this country great. People like my father - they aren't insiders, they don't have lobbyists. Their only hope is that their President goes to work every day thinking about how to make their lives better, and has the backbone and courage to stand up against anything that stands in their way."
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"The people I grew up with in Robbins, North Carolina, my own father, people all across the real America, they don't ask much from government, but what they ask for matters. They want their leaders to honor their values, have the courage of their convictions, keep their country safe and strong, and give them a chance to make the most of their lives."

http://www.johnedwards.com/page.asp?id=52

He's talking the talk at least. He says that Americans are hardworking, good people who deserve a leader blah blah blah. I don't see anything similar coming from the other candidates and to tell you the truth, that's what won me over in spite of my misgivings about him.

Invincible? I don't think he's as invincible as Clinton. And as you said, maybe its early yet. Also, I've not spent as much time reading Kerry or DK. Again, I know you have an inside knowledge of Edwards I don't, but on this particular issue I think he's the guy.