Edwards says he will carry on
From our friends at the Associated Press:
In Bedford, N.H., Edwards refused to entertain reporters' questions about what he would do if he wins no primaries."I reject the premise of that question completely," he said, vowing to carry his campaign to the Democratic National Convention and then win White House.
Meanwhile, over at our Debatables blog, the exchange has been what I've come to expect any time you bring the guy up. A good number of people think he ought to be President, and a like number can't stand the guy. Very few folks who follow politics around here seem to be middle-of-the-roaders when it comes to Edwards.
This slice of the ongoing exchange is typical:
tony sacco said:John & Dog, sorry you both feel that way about Edwards, I find him a person of passion to help the group of people I saw suffer in the depression, like myself, an orphan at 5 eating out of garbage cans, seperated from my sister in the adaption process and never to see or find again. Edwards mentions the 200,000 Veterens that have to sleep under bridges every night, he cares, that's passion from the gut.
Both of you must be rich, just think about the 35 million people that go hungrey every day, sure, there is Welfare, but they don't want that they want like yourselves to be a protuctive member of society, and Edwards will stand for them, for you and the country.
jaycee said:
The only problem with your logic, Tony, is that Edwards has done NOTHING to solve the problems you mention. All he's done is TALK to self-promote the egotistical little world in which he lives. Heck, I can talk about problems, too...would you elect me?
Edwards's buddy Erskine Bowles set him up with a title-only job at UNC working against "poverty" and then we found out that Edwards stole our tax money from that program to pay for his campaign travels. You talk about greed?? Edwards stole your money to advance his ego-driven boondoggle of a sham campaign while harming the very people he tells you he wants to help. Greed?? Edwards is all about greed. His, not yours.