The outsider this time. In his previous bid as a Vice Presidential candidate, the former Senator was a DC insider. Not this time. He has the 'Cat Bird's Seat.' He is looking at the trouble the nation has aquired since he has left his North Carolina seat and can safely state, the nation needs leadership he can only offer. He has a unique perspective in that he has distanced himself from his past and removed the adverse 'logos' of Kerry's Swift Boaters.
Edwards: Bush, Congress Fail to End War (click here)
By NEDRA PICKLERThe Associated PressFriday, September 14, 2007; 2:11 PM
WASHINGTON -- White House candidate John Edwards criticized President Bush in a televised response Thursday for failing to pull out of Iraq, but also spread some of the blame to the Democratic-led Congress.
Edwards' dual criticisms came in a unique two-minute ad that he paid for on MSNBC and that aired after Bush addressed the nation. Bush said he has agreed to reduce the number of U.S. troops from their highest level of the war, but rejected calls to leave Iraq....
By NEDRA PICKLERThe Associated PressFriday, September 14, 2007; 2:11 PM
WASHINGTON -- White House candidate John Edwards criticized President Bush in a televised response Thursday for failing to pull out of Iraq, but also spread some of the blame to the Democratic-led Congress.
Edwards' dual criticisms came in a unique two-minute ad that he paid for on MSNBC and that aired after Bush addressed the nation. Bush said he has agreed to reduce the number of U.S. troops from their highest level of the war, but rejected calls to leave Iraq....
John Edwards has a more than interesting career. He has always focused on 'managing' the unmanageable including taking on lawsuits for clients challenged in their lives due to healthcare malpratice. If the former Senator were nominated you can be sure the Republicans would be attempting to gut any and all of his attempts for election because he would be rolling back constraints on class action lawsuits and demanding better representation in the courts of clients disaffected by the errors of others including the much coveted Bush Pharmaceutical giants.
U.K. Offers Insight Into the Edwards Healthcare Plan (clickhere)
September 05, 2007 12:59 PM ET
The dream of universal healthcare, as outlined so far in the Democratic presidential race, looks like this to me: Every American (says John Edwards) gets health insurance or at least most people (says Barack Obama). Will it mean higher government spending? Probably. But it can be paid for via higher taxes on wealthy Americans (Edwards). But who knows, maybe through greater use of technology, cost savings will be enough to avoid a tax increase (Hillary Clinton).
But as the various plans get looked over, explained, and debated, it seems very likely that all sorts of unanticipated aspects to them will pop up, such as this recent piece of insight from Edwards regarding his plan, via an AP story:
"It requires that everybody be covered. It requires that everybody get preventive care," he told a crowd sitting in lawn chairs in front of the Cedar County Courthouse. "If you are going to be in the system, you can't choose not to go to the doctor for 20 years. You have to go in and be checked and make sure that you are OK."...
September 05, 2007 12:59 PM ET
The dream of universal healthcare, as outlined so far in the Democratic presidential race, looks like this to me: Every American (says John Edwards) gets health insurance or at least most people (says Barack Obama). Will it mean higher government spending? Probably. But it can be paid for via higher taxes on wealthy Americans (Edwards). But who knows, maybe through greater use of technology, cost savings will be enough to avoid a tax increase (Hillary Clinton).
But as the various plans get looked over, explained, and debated, it seems very likely that all sorts of unanticipated aspects to them will pop up, such as this recent piece of insight from Edwards regarding his plan, via an AP story:
"It requires that everybody be covered. It requires that everybody get preventive care," he told a crowd sitting in lawn chairs in front of the Cedar County Courthouse. "If you are going to be in the system, you can't choose not to go to the doctor for 20 years. You have to go in and be checked and make sure that you are OK."...
So, what other issues has brought insight to Edwards candidacy. He is a former member of the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee. As a Judiciary Committee member he heard testimony regarding issues of safety in children's toys. His demands of the Bush White House was to shore up regulations in the face of vast deregulation of consumer safety within the current White House. Needless to say, John's insight and demands fell flat within the majority Republican legislation he walked away from to run for President, but, I am confident he confronted the problems Americans are now concerned about regarding the contaminated imported toys. It wasn't as though John didn't try, he simply was outnumbered as every other Democrat in the years from 2002 to 2006.
An Edward's Presidency would bring a youthfulness to the White House. It would also be a return of a First Lady with delicate health. Elizabeth has been a force to contend with during John's campaign and with her status of First Lady she would be among some of the most interesting women the USA had to grace the halls of the White House. Mary Todd Lincoln's delicate health are among the many stories of President's that attended state functions alone while their wives were attended to due to their adverse health. There is every reason to believe the White House would be vigorous as Elizabeth could add touches of perfection to the issues before her.
In some circles John is considered 'The White Man' candidate of the Democrats. I find that insulting as he has already stated same. In a recent statement the former Senator said, "If you are voting for me because of my gender or skin color, I don't want your vote." The Democratic Party has gotten over social barriers long, long ago and John Edwards is among the proudest of it's members unwilling to pander to voters whom are unable to rise to party standards.
August
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards vowed he would use his own money to help out Katrina victims who had been foreclosed upon by mortgage lenders in whom his own money had been invested. On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported Edwards was living up to his promise. In addition to ordering one-time employer/Edwards money manager Fortress Investments to ensure that none of Edwards' $16 million kitty was invested in subprime lenders, he set up a charity to aid families who had been directly affected by the two lenders owned by Fortress....
John is not without compassion and certainly has an understanding of what makes an economy run and how to bring people out of Lower Middle Class to elevate their standard of living in the USA....and unions like what they are hearing from the Edwards Campaign.
Union Leader Stern Says Edwards Has Edge for 2008 Endorsement (click here)
By Kim Chipman and Heidi Przybyla
By Kim Chipman and Heidi Przybyla
Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) -- John Edwards has more support from Service Employees International Union members than any other presidential candidate, though not enough yet for an endorsement, said Andy Stern, president of one of the largest U.S. labor groups.
About 2,000 of the union's leaders will meet Sept. 17 in Washington to listen to pitches from the major Democratic candidates and take a straw poll that will help guide the group's endorsement, Stern, 56, said in an interview.
``Edwards has done an awful lot with leaders and members in our union,'' said Stern, who expects a decision on whether and who to endorse by the end of October. He said Senators Barack Obama of Illinois and Hillary Clinton of New York have strong support within the union, too, and together may be able to fend off any endorsement of Edwards, a former North Carolina senator....
About 2,000 of the union's leaders will meet Sept. 17 in Washington to listen to pitches from the major Democratic candidates and take a straw poll that will help guide the group's endorsement, Stern, 56, said in an interview.
``Edwards has done an awful lot with leaders and members in our union,'' said Stern, who expects a decision on whether and who to endorse by the end of October. He said Senators Barack Obama of Illinois and Hillary Clinton of New York have strong support within the union, too, and together may be able to fend off any endorsement of Edwards, a former North Carolina senator....
While charismatic, John Edwards has been walking the USA since he first threw his hat in the ring in 2002 for the 2004 Presidential nomination. With his first attempt at the White House his funding was limited and placed him about where he is now, which might be telling him a thing or two about his personal best; but; he went through many pairs of shoes for his lack of funding by literally being the first candidate raising votes in New Hampshire door to door.
John's ambitions stem from a long standing commitment in a desire to serve as President as demonstrated by his 'never controversial' political action committee "One America" (click here).
The PAC was formed in 2001, always operated within the law and has always been transparent. That less a statement about 'soft money' and more a statement about John Edwards, a man with very respectable roots.
The PAC was formed in 2001, always operated within the law and has always been transparent. That less a statement about 'soft money' and more a statement about John Edwards, a man with very respectable roots.
