Reply #29: I hold no high hopes for Edwards as a leader [View All]

[BeyondGeography]

Having watched him pose as a DLC centrist, a populist, a supporter of the Iraq war and an opponent of it. He is, after all, the anti-greed candidate who can't tear himself away from $25 million personal hedge fund investments.

I like the campaign he ran this time around, even if it was clear to the more realistic among us that the presence of Obama pushed him further left than he otherwise would have been. I think he feels for the little guy, but, first and foremost, he feels for John.

To endorse Clinton at this point after the change vs. status quo stance he took during the campaign would only confirm for many of us that Edwards is a fundamentally unprincipled opportunist, no great crime as that is how we would define most politicians.

Meantime, Obama has inherited high-profile Edwards support in New Jersey, Arizona, Minnesota, New Mexico and California. His campaign is already helping out in a major way for Feb. 5. The fact that his highest profile supporters are migrating to Obama and not Clinton shows that they aren't going to let technical discussions about universal health care and mandates get in the way of advocating for fundamental change in this country, unlike many posters here.