This is why I voted for John

[unapatriciated]

THE WINGS OF JUSTICE AWARD

Giving a voice to the voiceless and hope to people without hope is not something that's been very much in vogue. At least not with individuals running for national political office since the Reagan era.

But John Edwards staked his presidential candidacy on just such a goal. Edwards put the people who have been left behind, first. In particular, he staked his race on the notion that human life is more important to our values than the well-being and profiteering of corporations.

Edwards deserves this week's BuzzFlash Wings of Justice Award, as the reader who nominated him declared, "For his daring race for the Democratic Presidential Primary 2008 riding on the themes of justice, integrity, a government of, for, and by the people, not the corporations, and for highlighting poverty in America and doing something about it, leading by example."

It was fitting of his campaign that Edwards began and ended his race for the White House in New Orleans, a city and people largely abandoned by the federal government.

Perhaps the most significant immediate legacy of Edwards is that he was able to revive the concept of "populism," long since abandoned to the dustbin of history by the corporatists, D.C. establishment, and the mainstream media.

For that alone, John Edwards merits the BuzzFlash Wings of Justice Award

http://wingsofjustice.com/08/02/woj08006.html

[AGirl]

1. Good for him.

He deserves it.

[judaspriestess]

2. ...............

:thumbsup:

[gateley]

3. I was thinking about him and Elizabeth today -- have we heard from them

at all?

[Maat]

4. I saw them on T.V. at a televised basketball game.

They looked good!

[gateley]

5. I'm happy to hear that -- thanks! nt

[smokey nj]

6. K&R!!!