Why Edwards? Because IMO, he's the real Democrat

[Armstead]

After considering all of the candidates, I settled on Edwards a while back. And as the race has progressed, I'm more satisfied with that choice.

I will admit that I agree most closely with Kucinich on the issues. But for a combination of reasons,the chances of him winning the nomination are about the same as my odds in a game of One-On-One with Michael Jordan.

Aside from that, however, Edwards is among the remaining candidates to be the closest to my idea of what the Democratic Party should stand for. In a nutshell, that is clear and proud progressive/liberal populism (in the best sense of that word).

Why? It's not rocket science. Edwards believes in the need for a balance in society and in our values. He also recognizes that we have strayed way too far from that balance. He recognizes the dangers of concentrated wealth and power, and the need for a check the excessive power of Big Corporations and Wall St. And he sees -- AND WILL PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE -- the need to fight to swing the pendulum back to the interests of the majority.

Edwards message seems "unusual" today. But that has less to do with Edwards than with the squirrelly times we live in. If this were a saner country, Edwards message and values and goals would be the conventional wisdom of all Democrats. He stands for mainstream values, the idea of an economy based on the middle class -- and the ability for the poor to move into the middle class.


The Repblicans don't need our "friendship" and "bipartisanship." I believe it's important to win over people who are Republicans. But I don't believe we ought to sacrifice our own values and goals to accomplish that. Rather we ought to win them over by being a clear alternative, and prove to those people why it is in their own best interests to support a liberal Democratic agenda.

We also don't need to kiss the butt of Corporate America and Wall St. It's time to assert the notion that they are no better than individual citizens. They have to adhere to basic legal and moral standards, just as individuals have to. We have to stop begging them to be good citizens. We must assert the rights of the majority, and make it clear that they are merely ONE SECTOR and they do not have the right to run the whole show.

I believe enough of the majority of the country believes and agrees with Edwards message and values that he can win. And if he does manage to win the White House for the Democrats, he will usher in a turning point for the better, and restore the principles of the Democratic Party.

[Mythsaje]

1. Well, I might not be the first to rec

but let me be the first to give it a :kick:

[Nutmegger]

2. R&K!!!

Thank you. Edwards 2008!!!

[yourout]

3. Another K&R.

[Union Thug]

4. Kucinich supporter for Edwards checking in.

Though I support Dennis, my second choice is Edwards. Great post!

[onehandle]

5. Nice. nt

[Triana]

6. Damn straight and well-said. Edwards is THE Democrat on the ticket

I've also supported him since early on for the same reasons. That he uses anecdotes from FDR is the icing on the cake. He's since proven to me that he is very much who and what I felt he was all along - THE REAL DEMOCRAT on the 2008 ticket. He's the ONLY ONE speaking to traditional Democratic values and the dire need to return to them.

[GreenArrow]

7. no, he's neither the only one,

nor the first to do so.

[Triana]

9. IMO he is...

...you are entitled to YOUR opinion. It doesn't change mine.

[Armstead]

11. He's the one doing it most clearly

[avaistheone1]

8. Edwards is the right man at the right time.

I think he addresses the real and difficult issues America faces.

I think Edwards and Kucinich are clearly the most progressive Democratic candidates by a long shot.

[lisainmilo]

10. agree!

K&R

[ShadesOfGrey]

12. k&r

[dave123williams]

13. I'm voting for him because he's spent a career kicking moneyed interests in the nuts.

He's the kind of guy that is driven by one thing; making those who think they can get away with it pay dearly.

[Armstead]

16. That's a colorful way to put it

[Flabbergasted]

14. Kick and Rec

[Yael]

15. Excellent! Welcome to the camp.

:hi: