Edwards/Obama, 2012

[RoadRunner]

July 6, 2012.

Vice President John Edwards announced this morning that he has chosen Senator Barack Obama as his running mate. Edwards told a cheering crowd in North Carolina that he and Obama would continue the policies of President Kerry that have ended terrorism, united a divided nation, created 41 million jobs, balanced the budget, and made education and health care basic human rights.

The popular Vice President currently leads his opponent, Tucker Carlson, by 52 points (53 points without Nadar in the race) in the most recent national polls. The choice of Obama for the second spot on the ticket is expected to increase that lead even further in the days and weeks ahead.

Within moments of the decision, the Edwards/Obama ticket received an endorsement from former President George W. Bush. Mr. Bush was convicted in 2005 for authorizing the release of the name of an active CIA agent and is currently incarcerated in a federal prison facility in Mississippi, along with former Vice President Dick Cheney and 52 members of Mr. Bush’s former administration. Mr. Edwards said that he appreciates the support, but will continue the Kerry policy of refusing to approve Mr. Bush’s weekly appeals for clemency.

In other news today, Secretary of Labor Michael Moore announced …..

[Tosca]

1. Oh....

I LOVE it. What a great fantasy!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. that the world wide Worker's Bill of Rights has been passed

by the UN. Now workers the world over will work for a living wage in safe workplaces.

And HHS Director Howard Dean reports that infant mortality in this country has dropped, thanks to Kerry's health care plan....

[ncrainbowgrrl]

10. And in other news, Senate Majority Leader Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)

announced her support for the Edwards/Obama ticket, and laughed at the fact that people couldn't stop talking about her aspirations to become John Kerry's choice for VP back in 2004. She stated that "I hope they believe me now, I was not interested in the job. I am still very happy to be the Senator from New York."

[TheDebbieDee]

3. What about John Edwards/Harold Ford in 2012?

[BayCityProgressive]

4. I like Obama

a million times better than Ford. Ford is very DLC...Hopefully Ford is a Senator by then though.

[MattNC]

5. bright future for the party no doubt n/t

[Sharpodotcom]

7. Harold Ford

Love the 2012 ticket with Edwards/Ford only I am sure they will be up against the Governator.

[calimary]

6. I do not know much about Obama other than a few things I've read, but

when I saw one item about him, I was VERY impressed. I had this fleeting vision that THIS may be our first president of color. He'll be old enough and experienced enough in a few years to be considered a very viable candidate, at the rate he's going. I'm completely captivated, and hope to learn much more about him. A lot will depend on how he handles his increasingly probable Senate job. So far, so good, though.

By the way, I LOVE this story!

[Doctor_J]

11. i saw him live

at a candidates' forum here in March. He is brilliant, and his resume is sensational. Our future is him, Jesse Jr, Granholm, Shaheen, Ford, Edwards, Stabenow, etc. There's is JD Hayworth, Joe Scarborough, Smirk, and Katherine Harris. Who do you prefer?

[Tweed]

8. How about Obama beats Edwards in the 2012 primary...

Sounds good to me! I couldn't stand President Edwards, but he's okay for VP, especially this time around.

[Padraig18]

9. I'd love that ticket!

:thumbsup:

[Thrill]

12. will the Country be ready?

Its more likely Ford that will be the first one

[Doctor_J]

13. I disagree

this guy is going to take the Senate by storm.

[MajorFlaw]

14. The 80 year old Nader insisted that he was staying in the race

although he couldn't remember why he was running.

[RoadRunner]

15. Now dat's funny!

:thumbsup: