Reply #11: I think Edwards would be a killer AG. [View All]

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And not in the Gonzales sense. A breath of fresh air, given the mercenaries and psychotics that have filled that position the last eight years.

I think you're right about Edwards' support in the party, and I hope you're right about Hillary if she gets the nomination. I agree with you about the negatives of Obama in the healthcare issue - his plan does suck, and I hope it never sees the light of day in its present form. It's ironic that it incorporates the mistakes Hillary made in '93, and the fact that Hillary's plan is similar to Edwards got me thinking that she may have learned something from the experience. But they both have been supported by Big Pharma or HMOs, and I'm finding it difficult to believe that either one of them is going to betray their benefactors.

A case could be made that either could, but it all comes down to faith and readings of human nature. Obama could be naive enough to do that. Hillary could be gutsy enough. With companies increasingly behind the idea of having the government pay more for the healthcare industry, there's a big x-factor there. All the same, a bet has to be made.

Maybe the best tactic is just to wait and watch - vote for Edwards on principle in the primaries and vote for the Dem candidate in the GE. The healthcare issue isn't going to be decided by the President anyway. It will probably take state programs to do get it done, similar to how it happened in Canada.