Own Your Comments, Man

democratic presidential hopeful john edwards has been out there on the stump lately with some strong, fightin' words. which is interesting because apparently he's decided to start showing up for his own battles and let elizabeth catch her breath on the sideline for a bit.

but if you're gonna talk some smack, john... own it.

in a speech on thursday delivered in iowa (the basket in which edwards has placed all his eggs), johnny boy said, "the american people deserve to know that their presidency is not for sale, the lincoln bedroom is not for rent, and lobbyist money can no longer influence policy in the house or the senate."

wow....that was one helluva statement. taking direct aim at hillary, even her husband bill, and following along with his big attack theme of taking lobbyist money.

you go get 'em, tiger.....

in the same speech he went on to say, "the trouble with nostalgia is that you tend to remember what you liked and forget what you didn't...it's not just that the answers of the past aren't up to the job today, it's that the system that produced them was corrupt...and still is."

again - some strong words. but on friday, edwards said: "nothing i said yesterday has anything to do with other presidential candidates."

ummmm.....really? who are you trying to fool?

barack obama's been hammering away at hillary as a member of the establishment.... a washington insider.... and to some degree of success. why should edwards not take a page from this playbook? his campaign is going nowhere fast. he still lags behind clinton and obama in both money and polls. his wife continues to garner more headlines than he does.

so why the mamby-pamby bullshit?

maybe he had a moment thursday night to remember back to how flat his attacks during the afl-cio debate fell? maybe john suddenly remembered that the democratic faithful are tired of dems attacking each other and would rather the candidates attack the GOP?

whatever thought struck edwards (or his team) thursday night.... this lame attempt at saying he wasn't attacking any other candidate personally..... it's bullshit. and it just adds to the perception of his disingenuousness. ten minutes in a picket line.... a few miles bicycling next to lance armstrong.

he's in danger of becoming the next kerry-in-hunting drag photo op whore.

i like edwards...i do. it's true that he's not my first choice.... he's probably not my second. but if he won the nomination, i'd vote for him. i just like the way he says "hope" with that crooked little mouth of his.... but enough with the bullshit.

maybe it's all the football i've been watching lately... maybe i'm having testosterone overload.... but be a man, john. if you're gonna make the comments - stick by your words.

you'll be a better candidate for it. and i'll respect you more...

e.