Oakland Tribune article about Edwards recent visit:

[AP]

In S.F. visit, Edwards blasts GOP

Former vice presidential candidate touts Dems' values at Bar Association speech

By Josh Richman, STAFF WRITER
Inside Bay Area


SAN FRANCISCO — Democrats might have taken a drubbing at the ballot box in November, but that's not because the party doesn't know what it stands for, former vice presidential candidate John Edwards said Thursday.

Democrats stand for equal protection under the law, for standing up for the voiceless and powerless, for offering opportunity and rewarding hard work, for choosing hope over despair and for offering a helping hand to those who struggle, the former Senator from North Carolina told the Bar Association of San Francisco at the Pan Pacific Hotel on Post Street.

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Speaking to the Bar Association, Edwards blasted a bankruptcy reform bill passed last week by the GOP-dominated Senate. He said this bill kicks working people when they're sick or unemployed without addressing corporate bankruptcy abuse or limiting credit-card companies' gouging of their customers.

This, as well as health savings accounts that would be "a big tax haven for millionaires" and Social Security private investment accounts that would give Wall Street a $1 trillion windfall without securing Americans' retirements, is part of a Bush administration theme, Edwards said.

"What George Bush's 'ownership society' is, is a private club," he said. "What we really need is an opportunity society ... and you create an opportunity society by honoring work" instead of protecting wealth.

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[Patchuli]

1. I love John Edwards

and I think he's headed for 2008...he has the charisma needed to
beat the repubs.

[MaryBear]

2. Patchuli, I think he is going

for 2008, too. My first response to the initial post was, "Hurray! He's running again!" Now if only the Dems can stand with him instead of working to destroy each other and him on their way to the nomination.