Comments on: Kerry Picks Edwards as Running Mate

By: Jeff Begley

Jeff Begley — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Well, I understand GHW made some embarrassing comments, but they were all concerning policy. He attacked economics, foreign policy, etc. He never attacked the fundamentals of being effective.

Kerry basically said Edwards did not have the basic skills to perform in a presidential role where Bush said Reagan was going the wrong way. I think that's a fundamental difference.

Kerry seems willing to say or do anything to get into office to me. He makes his attacks personal. I don't like it. The Cons do it as well, but I just don't see it done with the same frequency or the same personal fervor as Kerry seems to take in it.

Are we ever going to get a third party super-candidate that can break this country out of the simple two-minded system it currently has? I'm truly sick of both of them. They seem like two sides of a rail line to me. Doesn't matter which one has the main load, we still go in the same direction.

By: Gagne84

Gagne84 — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

A very good choice, perhaps not surprising. He helps in the South, obviously, but he plays well everywhere -- a charismatic populist aside Kerry's stiff Eastern Establishment figure. The experience issue is blunted by Bush's inexperience when he took office, and Edwards served on the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Give credit to Kerry for going in a different direction than Bush, another Eastern Establishment figure.

By: Gagne84

Gagne84 — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Sorry about the double post. I like Edwards, but not that much. Did you see the New York Post today? If it amuses you, check out http://www.mediamatters.org. You can get a daily dose of that kind of big error by Murdoch's guys at Fox.

By: Attila Girl

Attila Girl — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Kerry isn't running against GWB as-he-was-in-2000. He's running against GWB now: the incumbent, and the Commander-in-Chief.

I'm also not so sure most people see GWB as an "Eastern Establishment" figure; I think being Governor of Texas helped there . . .

By: The World Around You

The World Around You — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Edwards is the Pick
CNN is reporting at 6:45am CST that John Edwards is the selection of John Kerry to be his vice presidential candidate. It appears that NBC News is the one who broke the story first. UP

By: PoliBlog

PoliBlog — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Blogospheric Reaction to the Edwards Choice
James Joyner (who has a lengthy round-up). Kevin Alyward (who disagrees with me about Gephardt). Pejman (who was betting on Gephardt and using the word "embarrassing" a lot in describing Edwards and who has a lengthy round-up also). Mark A....

By: My Pet Jawa

My Pet Jawa — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

John Kerry Gay Marries John Edwards: World Reacts
Yes, it's true....and the way I heard it, John Edwards (via Wizbang) wore a Princess Leah outfit.

By: the Greater Nomadic Council

the Greater Nomadic Council — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Edwards Pick Roundup
Rather than do any substantial thinking or typing myself, I'm just going to provide the various responses to Kerry's pick. Hooray laziness! Buffalo Wings & Vodka wrote that "[i]f Kerry chooses anyone other than John Edwards, I will change the...

By: Phlegma weblog

Phlegma weblog — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Kerry chooses Edwards John Edwards have made his decision. John Edwards will be the man joining his ticket. Edwards is "a champion for middle class Americans, and for those struggling to reach the middle class," Kerry told cheering supporters in Pittsburgh. "Throughout this

By: In Search of Utopia

In Search of Utopia — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

The Conservative Blog Reaction to Kerry/Edwards
Wizbang has a non committal reaction, comparing the selection of Edwards to Bush Senior's selection of Quayle.
My Pet Jawwa has some nonesense about a Gay Union between Kerry and Edwards.
Outside the Beltway has a sort of Roundup of Blogsphere rea...

By: One Fine Jay

One Fine Jay — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Veep!
Today, John Kerry chose a man to lead alongside him.

He was an ordinary man, who had an ordinary childhood. A man who represents the opportunity which is the American dream. An ordinary man who used lifted himself up and has become a success at wha...

By: BoiFromTroy

BoiFromTroy — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Demo Veepstakes: John-John, Yawn-Yawn
After being rebuffed by his first pick for Vice President, presumptive Democratic nominee John Kerry chose North Carolina Senator John Edwards as his running-mate. My reaction: yawn. It underscores what many of us have thought about Kerry--he is unimag...

By: Priorities & Frivolities

Priorities & Frivolities — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

John Edwards
He may do little to bolster the Democratic ticket's national-security credentials or crack Republican dominance of the south, but he accentuates John Kerry's major campaign...

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