Reply #33: Vote for Edwards on blind faith? [View All]

[kaycesf]

Who is John Edwards?

Edwards just has trial lawyers, their secretaries rooting for him, again. Ok. Add a few flaming females who think his looks will save the day. I don't get it. It's not enough.

Edwards' pro-Iraq war position leaves him no solid base of support within the Democratic Party. What a red flag! Wesley Clark's entrance into the race will emphasize - repeatedly - that Edwards endorsed patently misleading neocon arguments for invading Iraq. Wes Clark's run will also remind folks that Edwards is very shallow on issues of foreign policy and national security. Sorry friends, but Edwards may fly to the Middle East to try to cram for national security debates, but I prefer to support someone who has LIVED national security and foreign policy issues all his life. Give me Wes Clark any day.

Edwards has never really demonstrated a solid base of support among Democratic voters and may I say that those who did support him where I live were sorely disappointed in him during '04 and have decided he's weak on everything but trying to swoon voters into the voting booth. I don't think many are swooning for Edwards... he only has name recognition and a lot of, what was the word he used often in '04? Oh! "Hope!"

Edwards was a stranger to Democratic gatherings prior to '04, a casual voter and a millionaire who didn't give a dime to Democratic Senate candidates and the noteworthy info that he missed voting in 6 of the previous 13 elections, including the one in 1994 that handed the U.S. House to Republicans, well, that's an eye-opener. How do you vote for someone who was apathetic about voting himself? How dedicated is this man to America? Or is this just a big opportunity for him if he runs? I don't have to ask these questions of Wesley Clark. He's dedicated his whole life to America, and almost gave his life in the process in Vietnam.

Edwards' roots in Democratic circles are way too shallow for my liking to support him in a Presidential run in 2008. As far as I can tell (unless I'm missing something here), in '04 he completely missed the boat on connecting with the Southern swing voters (many who were angry at textile industry job losses - which is really strange, given his father's history as a textile mill supervisor).

Let's not forget Edwards' 2000 vote in favor of most-favored-nation trade status for China was indistinguishable from the Bush administration's position.

I could name a few more items of interest concerning Edwards... But I can't name one negative about Wes Clark. I'll stick with Clark. He's accomplished, has integrity, extraordinarily smart on all the issues, and has a WORLD of experience. Let Edwards get some real experience under his belt before we decide to gamble our future in America away to someone who has not shown he has more but a JD and one term in the Senate.

Last word.... NO MORE SENATORS for candidates!