Reply #16: First of all, the Republicans don't GET to pick their opponents [View All]

[jfxgillis]

Second of all, the GOP, if they prefer Edwards as you surmise, is "fighting the last war."

They're petrified of facing a shallow Southern charmer like John Edwards because they got burned by Clinton.

But, in fact, what they SHOULD be afraid of is a Dem who can project a credible Defense posture, which Kerry can do much easier than Edwards can.

Bush is correct: He IS a "War President." Now, it's a messy war that he screwed up and it looks to be dragging to a stalemate. By November, the public will want to know "Who can clean up the mess in Iraq?"

And Kerry gives a STRONGER answer to that question.

When Bush says, "I'm a war president," Kerry says, "I know what war is." What's Edwards's answer in a phrase?