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on Thursday, December 28, 2006 11:08:30 AM
We can all breathe a sigh of relief now. John Edwards is running for president, again:Former Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards is running for president for a second time, his campaign said Wednesday.
The former North Carolina senator plans to formally announce his candidacy Thursday from New Orleans' 9th Ward, which was hard hit by Hurricane Katrina. But his campaign got a little ahead of itself Wednesday and announced his intentions online.
"Better a day earlier than a day late," said Jennifer Palmieri, Edwards' adviser.
On the eve of the formal launch of his candidacy, Edwards visited the site of his planned announcement Wednesday for a photo opportunity. He did yard work at the home of Orelia Tyler, 54, whose house was completely gutted by Hurricane Katrina and is close to being rebuilt.
Edwards' impromptu announcement was made in the wake of President Gerald Ford's death and after his campaign accidentally launched his campaign Web site a day early, then shut it back down.
The campaign Web site's logo is "John Edwards 08" and its slogan is "Tomorrow begins today."
Tomorrow begins today? How lame can this guy get? The AP report put up by Breitbart does a good job of pushing his camapign agenda, which includes:
"This campaign is about changing America," the Web site read, listing five priorities that fit neatly with Edwards' message of economic equality: "Providing universal health care for all Americans," "Rebuilding America's middle class and eliminating poverty," and "Creating tax fairness by rewarding work, not just wealth."
Eliminating poverty? Didn't LBJ try that with his failed "war on poverty?" I thought so. Look, this guy is a trial lawyer. He likes to make you thik that you matter to him, and that he cares. The problem is that he really doesn't. His trial fiasco of channeling the dead baby in court was a sham, and he reaped a nice little paychekc for that case. In addition to that, he's a one term senator. Elected in '98, he was soundly defeated in 2004, twice. He lost his Senate seat then, and he and John Kerry were defeated by President Bush.
And if anyone thinks that he gives a rat's patoot about those still trying to clean up from Katrina in New Orleans, think again. His press people kept the media there, but at a distance so they could see him working with about 30 students. And my suspicion is that those students worked up more ofa sweat than he did. The AP report keeps bringing up his "humble" beginnings, and his "fallback" education in textile management. Give me a break. This guy isn't anywhere near a "man of the people." And to prove that, we only have to look at the 2004 election where he and John Kerry jetted around the country like a couple of playbys.
In the end, the primaries will show how much of a lightweight this guy is. We can breathe a sigh of relief in the fact that yet another inept boob has tossed their hat into the ring. But like Obama, Edwards is nothing special, and his inexperience will show in the end. And for the record, I agree with our editor: There are far more pressing matters to address right now than which dolt is throwing their hat into a ring that will most definitely shrink over the course of the next year. Too many prognosticators are picking this person or that, and the primaries haven't even started up yet.
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