It was great to see the ovation bestowed upon John Edwards when he joined Bill Maher on the stage for a live interview on HBO. Maher, to my surprise called Edwards a 'sure' way for Democrats to win the election over a Republican nominee.
Edwards certainly did not disagree.
Even though Edwards is trailing HC and BObama in the current polls, we can all remember quite well that Howard Dean was the front runner at the same point in time in 2004.
Edwards is confident.
Edwards is smart.
Edwards should be the next president of the United States.
In a blog about the TV appearance, one of the first comments/replies read like this:
Bill Maher is right to look at Edwards as a sure winner. He has laid out a very specific detailed policy on domestic issues and foreign policies alike. And he's done it courageously, and usually before everyone else unlike some of his main competitors who choose to borrow from the policies of others who have laid out their plans to the American people beforehand. Once the mainstream media moves beyond the excitement of the first Black president or the first woman president and looks at whose offering for hope and new direction without many details (Barack), once they examine who is offering little details on how they will move this country in the right direction so they can stay on top of public opinion polls and avoid too much scrutiny (Hillary) they will be forced to look at the best of the Democratic ticket - people like Edwards, Richardson and dare I say Biden who would make an excellent President if he ever learned how to close his mouth.
America was wrong in 2004 when they chose Kerry to lead the Democratic ticket instead of Edwards. If the choice was reversed I think this country would have had a different 8 years than we've had under Bush/Cheney. We can't get it wrong again.
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