The Media Killed John Edwards

John Edwards was "my" candidate. He was talking to me. He was going to bring down the great harlot that is Washington. He was going to withdraw us from Iraq, end genocide in Darfur, give us all socialized medicine, and look out for the little guy who is currently battling big bad lenders. I mean, what about this:

"Homeownership is the foundation of the American Dream. Dangerous mortgages have put millions of families in jeopardy of losing their homes. It's time for Washington to stop taking care of banks and their lobbyists and act decisively to help regular families."

I thought you couldn't keep a good man down?

Apparently you can. Amidst the competing, clanging voices ever magnified by pundits crying over the "firsts" - the first woman vs. the first black [man], John Edwards really didn't stand a chance. He was running against celebrity candidates, Denzel Washington and (a much older) Demi Moore, if you will.

Change We Can Believe In?

Being a good orator, able to inspire and stir emotion among the masses, does not make you a viable candidate for president of the country - Glee Club maybe; it makes you, dare I say it, Jesse Jackson! Yeah I said it.

On his website he has a big "Thank you Elizabeth & John" [for finally dropping out; now I can really get over]. According to a rcent MSNBC article, he's even asked John Edwards for his endorsement. As if.

Barack Obama can certainly talk a good game and his verbal responses are quite convincing. I'm still not convinced.

Hillary Clinton wants to:

"Return to fiscal responsibility. After six and a half year of President Bush's fiscal irresponsibility, Hillary wants America to regain control of its destiny. She will move back toward a balanced budget and surpluses. Hillary believes that we should develop a set of budget rules similar to those we had in the 90s which required us to fund new expenditures with new revenues or cuts in other areas."