Edwards response to vote.

[helderheid]

About an hour ago, the Senate caved to President Bush and sent him another blank check to continue the war in Iraq.
This is a serious blow for all of us, but no one lost more today than the troops in the field who continue to sacrifice so nobly and their families still waiting back home.

It’s a hard moment, but you and I don’t have the luxury of getting discouraged. We must remember: This is not over. For those of us committed to change, it has only begun.

This weekend, thousands of us will take action in our communities to support the troops and end the war. We will speak out in public. We will send care packages to soldiers in Iraq. We will gather letters for Congress and the president. And on Memorial Day, we will remember and honor those who sacrificed everything for their nation.

Join us:

http://johnedwards.com/r/15053/437191/

After tonight, one thing is now perfectly clear: No one else is going to end this war for us. Bush will not listen. Congress will not fight. There’s no one left to lead the country now but we the people.

Each of us has a duty and a responsibility to our troops and to each other to do all that we can to end this war. Under the Constitution of the United States of America, we the people are the sovereign and the ultimate deciders–and by all that I know is right we will succeed in bringing our troops home.

Thank you for standing up.

–John Edwards

http://blog.pdamerica.org/?p=1124

[Blackhatjack]

1. Edwards Has Been Right, And Is Right -- Maybe People Will Pay Attention Now!

He really summed up the situation well in such a short message.

It is not complicated. It is not a hard choice.

It merely requires action supported by conviction.

Edwards is Right -- it remains up to the people to force the hand of Government to end this war and bring the troops home. There is no other way to support the troops.

Thanks for posting this!

K & R

[MannyGoldstein]

2. If Edwards' Hadn't Been Instrumental In Starting The War...

Then perhaps we wouldn't need this vote.

As a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, he had access to the facts - that showed no WMD in Iraq. Rather than vote against the IWR, like fellow committee members, he yelled and screamed a lot of BS about how, as a Committee member, he knew even better that Iraq had WMD.

Disgusting.

[helderheid]

3. k

[Lone_Star_Dem]

4. I'll admit to being interested in seeing if this helps his polling numbers

All things taken into consideration he may gain some ground from this. Granted not as much if Clinton and Obama had voted no, but still some ground. If he does bounce that's not a guaranty that he'll retain the points, but it's worth watching to see how Democrats being polled will interpret this.