tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960311169980978503.post170320630165348734..comments2024-01-10T05:32:29.552-05:00Comments on The Daily Blank: I'll miss John Edwardsd'blankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10359974014461662057noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960311169980978503.post-36341673986204147532008-02-07T09:54:00.000-05:002008-02-07T09:54:00.000-05:00These are all great comments. I wish we'd talked a...These are all great comments. I wish we'd talked about him sooner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960311169980978503.post-82339355120902172082008-02-07T09:05:00.000-05:002008-02-07T09:05:00.000-05:00John Edwards is not angry. He is the consummate a...John Edwards is not angry. He is the consummate actor, skills honed thru many years as a plaintiff lawyer. That was one of the reasons he was so successful, he was able to project a sincere concern for his clients, the community, etc. It was perfect training for politics. Edwards owes a great deal to big business, without their money he would not be living in his 25 million dollar estate near Raleigh. Fortunately, the voters and analysts were able to see the real John Edwards. Voters from NC, once taken with Edwards, will not shed any tears now that he is out of the picture. Ralph Nader, is perhaps , the complete opposite of Edwards. He is very sincere, lives his life according to his ideals, avoids personal excess, and is unelectable. He would be able to make the difficult decisions but would be raked over the coals by all the special interest groups.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960311169980978503.post-21289048702973317062008-02-03T20:38:00.000-05:002008-02-03T20:38:00.000-05:00So many ways to look at this juncture. Nader's vot...So many ways to look at this juncture. Nader's vote sapping in the last presidential election has been shown to not have been the spoiler we all assumed it to have been. <BR/><BR/>Representation is what democracy is all about. Corporations need to have their interests covered just as the meekest among us. Money is "the mother's milk of politics," making representation unequal. What formula would satisfy everybody? <BR/><BR/>Although he appears to have been weaned on one of Don Herman's G'ville pickles, Ralph is dead on in his critique of our system. Have we stacked the deck in process to the point where our system is too uneven to work? Why is GWB in his 7th out of 8 years in office and OBL still in business, our economy in the toilet and the rest of the world unwilling to touch us without wearing a clothespin on their noses?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960311169980978503.post-75784126039309348762008-02-03T15:35:00.000-05:002008-02-03T15:35:00.000-05:00I understand how you feel about Ralph, but the mai...I understand how you feel about Ralph, but the main candidates won't take on this issue, but maybe if Ralph inflicts enough pain on them they will step up to the plate one of these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960311169980978503.post-35052908314359419642008-02-03T12:26:00.000-05:002008-02-03T12:26:00.000-05:00Great Post D! I too will miss John Edwards. I kn...Great Post D! I too will miss John Edwards. I know some people in Robins, NC where he grew up and they know him and like him which is as good a tribute as can be found. <BR/><BR/>I couldn't agree more about big business be permitted to run domestic policy in this country for at least the past seven years. They don't consider themselves responsible citizens of or and in any way part of the American society or culture. They simply look upon us, not as partners, but as customers from whom the last measure of profit should be squeezed. <BR/>That said, Ralph Nader's entry simply ensures 4 to 8 more years of the same. His campaign in 2000 gave us George Bush and his entry this time will no doubt hurt any democrat nominated. Nader should find a different outlet for his message.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com