First Let me say. I'm voting for the Democratic Party's
nominee. I don't care if its Obama, Clinton, Biden, Gravel, or
JarJar Binks. Any Democrat, at this point, is better than anyone in
the Republican field.
Second, I also think many people here need to take chill pill.
Your candidate is not Aslan here to beat the cold-hearted Republican witch and the other guys candidate isn't Darth Vader's even more evil cousin. I think the Democratic candidates are good people and almost anyone would make a good President.
So why am I writing this if I think Obama or Clinton would make a good President? If the great number of undecideds..alright stop your damn laughing...If the two undecided Kossacks, and any others interested, would like to follow me below I will tell you.
It is real simple. I like him for the same reason Lincoln liked Grant, "I like him, he fights".
And this is probably the main reason to elect John Edwards. He is the only candidate who seems to realize that a, "good President", is not going to be enough. If we get a President like Bill Clinton we may very well be in trouble. We have seen how quickly a Republican President can destroy the good of 8 such years.
We need someone who is ready to fight from the opening bell and come out swinging. You cannot compromise with the Republicans or the Corporations that support them until you beat them black and blue. We are going to have to rip some of their privileges and power from their clawing fingers and scare them so bad that when they compromise to prevent 'even worse', from their perspective, from happening. So that in the end even when we compromise, if we do, it is much more to our benefit than theirs.
In the end I like the policies and papers from all three front runners. Some I like better than others. But neither Obama or Hillary have indicated that they are willing to fight tooth and nail to get it done. Of the top three on Edwards seems to get it. I think Dodd does too, but doesn't appear to be getting any traction.
If someone other than Edwards wins, I will vote for them and most likely volunteer for them. The way I did for Kerry when Dean lost. But it won't be with the conviction I will do it if Edwards wins.