Return Of The Pup-i

I knew he wouldn't keep silent for long. John Edwards, Kerry's ex-running mate and puppy dog, made a thinly veiled bid for the Presidency of 2008 while promoting his new Center on Poverty, Work, and Opportunity in New Hampshire.

While saying he has not decided whether to seek the presidency, Edwards sounded like a man who is putting a lot of thought into what makes voters tick.

"People are looking for strength and conviction, a core set of beliefs that we stand behind," he said in an interview previewing his speech to Democratic activists.

"I just believe that what the American people need in their leaders is to know where they stand. They may not know the nuance of the policy, but they know where that person wants to take the country," Edwards said.
Asked if President Bush passed that gut-check test with voters, Edwards paused before answering. "I don't think that's true, but there are a lot of people who do," he said.

Um, does Edwards know Bush won?

Edwards did not want to say why his former running mate, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, is faulted for lacking conviction and vision. "I think that's a complicated question," Edwards said. "Others can respond to that. I actually think John Kerry was a very good man and would have made a very good president."

Was a good man and would have made a good president. Nice. Notice he didn't disagree. But a complicated question? This man was Kerry's running mate, for Christ's sake. How could he not know?

Actually, the answer lies in Edwards' previous statements. "...what the American people need in their leaders is to know where they stand... they know where that person wants to take the country." That is something that Kerry failed in doing. He never had the courage of any convictions. As Edwards said, people are looking for "a core set of beliefs that we stand behind."

And guess what? We found them. In the year 2000.