Reply #17: I have some concerns [View All]

[Superman Returns]

I really like Edwards, and it was his candidacy that got me most excited about supporting the 2004 Democratic ticket. However, I can't help but feel that just because Edwards has bluntly said that he made a mistake in voting for the war, doesn't mean that he didn't see it as strategic and benefical to building support for another Presidential run, especially in gathering liberal support. I'm not saying it was pure political strategy, but I don't understand why someone who didn't have the judgement to vote against it the first time (and even co-sponsored it), now can champion the anti-war mantle. I understand people make mistakes, and evolve over time but his motivations seem very political since he smartly knew that there was a vaccum of power of who would be the liberal, anti-war Hillary Clinton candidate.