John Edwards and the "Two Americas"

Have you ever seen the house that John Edwards lives in? It's a pretty house and a huge one. I understand that it is close to 30,000 square feet in size. The average home in America is around 1600 square feet, so Mr. Edwards house is 18.75 times bigger than the average house in America. He's done well in the America that he lives in. Several months ago, there was a news show on television that showed pictures of this fabulous house. They also showed pictures of Mr. Edwards neighborhood and they interviewed Mr. Edwards' neighbors. It was an enlightening piece, an important piece.

The houses across the street were part of the other America, the America that John Edwards says he knows how to fix. John Edwards wants to end poverty. He wants to cure poverty, stop hunger and solve all of the problems that have plagued us for decades.Maybe he built his house where he did so that he could illustrate a point. Maybe he was saying "Look how rich and successful I am and look how poor they are, can't you see how they need my help?" Maybe he built there so that he could be close to one of the problems that he wants to solve. Then again, he might have just wanted a huge house on a large piece of land and that was what was available.

The Show producers talked to the neighbors. They asked them about their interactions with Mr Edwards. There weren't any. They asked them if they had ever met or spoken to him, they hadn't. At last, they asked them if they supported him for President, they didn't. I guess that they couldn't see how wonderful Mr Edwards was. Maybe they didn't know that just as soon as Mr Edwards got elected President everything would change. I guess you could say that they were a world apart

Mr Edwards wants to change the world but his vision is impaired. He sees two Americas, but he can't see across the street.