http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-cedwards27feb27,0,4831605.story?coll=sfla-news-browardEdwards contrasted his views with Republican positions on broadening the availability of health care, expanding veterans' benefits, and ensuring the long-term stability of Social Security, arguing that Republicans are more concerned with wealth than expanding opportunity for all Americans.
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Edwards was nearly unrelenting in his criticism of Bush, calling his plan to reform Social Security "a disaster."
"It undermines and weakens one of the greatest anti-poverty plans in U.S. history," he said. A better alternative, he said, would be to roll back tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and use the money to shore up the retirement program.
"The Republicans, they value one thing: wealth. We see it in everything they do," he said. Later, framing the anti-poverty cause in the language of moral values, he said, "My family and my faith didn't teach me to turn my back on a friend or neighbor in need ... Weston · Sounding more like a future presidential candidate than a losing vice presidential nominee, former North Carolina Senator John Edwards rallied Broward County Democrats Saturday night with a speech that focused on the core beliefs of his party. Millions are calling for help right now. We hear them."
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