Edwards Keeping His Options Open
From the Associated Press:
"Former vice presidential candidate John Edwards will not talk about whether he plans to run for the White House in 2008, but he is not pledging to stand aside if running mate John Kerry tries again. Edwards said in an interview aired Sunday on ABC's "This Week" that he and Kerry have talked often since they lost in November to President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. He would not say if he'll follow the example set by Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, who was chosen by Al Gore as the Democratic candidate for vice president in 2000. Lieberman said he would not run in 2004 if Gore wanted to seek the presidency again. Gore did not, and Lieberman campaigned for the Democratic nomination. "Not only are John Kerry and I friends, our families are close," Edwards said. "I have enormous respect for him. But I'll decide what's the right thing to do based on what's going on with my own family."
Edwards said while his faith seeps into every part of his life, he is reluctant to make it part of campaigning. "I think it looks political. It looks like you're just moving around for politics' sake," he said. He applauded Iraqis for braving terrorist threats and voting for a national assembly last month, but said Bush administration policies have had a mixed effect in the Middle East. "There are some things that are happening that are positive, and there are some things that are happening that are not positive. I mean, there is an entire generation of people growing up in the Muslim world who are faced with poverty and despair. And they're blaming us. I mean, we are a natural target. And George Bush has helped make us a natural target," Edwards said. Rather than allow Americans to create private accounts with part of their Social Security contributions, as Bush proposes, Edwards said he would roll back tax cuts for the wealthiest 1 percent of households and put that money into the Social Security system."
Ya know the old saying, if it looks like a dog and barks like a dog, it's a dog!
John Edwards is in the dog race folks. This guy is not going to fade away into the night. He is young, energetic and has real vision. This is a man who wants to be President, and as along as he can keep his name and face in the public forum, he will have a real shot in 2008.
"Former vice presidential candidate John Edwards will not talk about whether he plans to run for the White House in 2008, but he is not pledging to stand aside if running mate John Kerry tries again. Edwards said in an interview aired Sunday on ABC's "This Week" that he and Kerry have talked often since they lost in November to President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. He would not say if he'll follow the example set by Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, who was chosen by Al Gore as the Democratic candidate for vice president in 2000. Lieberman said he would not run in 2004 if Gore wanted to seek the presidency again. Gore did not, and Lieberman campaigned for the Democratic nomination. "Not only are John Kerry and I friends, our families are close," Edwards said. "I have enormous respect for him. But I'll decide what's the right thing to do based on what's going on with my own family."
Edwards said while his faith seeps into every part of his life, he is reluctant to make it part of campaigning. "I think it looks political. It looks like you're just moving around for politics' sake," he said. He applauded Iraqis for braving terrorist threats and voting for a national assembly last month, but said Bush administration policies have had a mixed effect in the Middle East. "There are some things that are happening that are positive, and there are some things that are happening that are not positive. I mean, there is an entire generation of people growing up in the Muslim world who are faced with poverty and despair. And they're blaming us. I mean, we are a natural target. And George Bush has helped make us a natural target," Edwards said. Rather than allow Americans to create private accounts with part of their Social Security contributions, as Bush proposes, Edwards said he would roll back tax cuts for the wealthiest 1 percent of households and put that money into the Social Security system."
Ya know the old saying, if it looks like a dog and barks like a dog, it's a dog!
John Edwards is in the dog race folks. This guy is not going to fade away into the night. He is young, energetic and has real vision. This is a man who wants to be President, and as along as he can keep his name and face in the public forum, he will have a real shot in 2008.
posted by adb @ 10:14 PM
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