Today, John Edwards was in Georgia making a speech. It was a speech that kind of brought together all he has talked about....health care, poverty, foreign policy. The big news below.
Per First Read Jimmy Carter was with him and had some very nice things to say.
Carter, an alumnus of GSW, told the audience Edwards is a "candidate whom I really admire." While he did not officially endorse Edwards, he came pretty close with his bold prediction that the presidential hopeful "has a very good chance to do well."
"I can say without equivocation," Carter said, "that no one who is running for president has presented anywhere near as comprehensive and accurate a prediction of what our country ought to do in the field of environmental quality, in the field of healthcare for those who are not presently insured, for those who suffer from poverty and with a special attention to a subject he knows quite well, and that is the rural areas of America."
I think it is nice to see someone with some pull in the party, not automatically endorse the front-runner. Too often, I think, people get jumpy and feel that if they don't endorse Hillary, they will be hung out to dry, if she wins.