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Here is a quote from John Edwards when he was in New Hampshire about Barack Obama. From Political Wire...
"Identifying the problem and talking about hope is waiting for tomorrow."I wouldn't necessarily say Edwards is attacking Obama. This fits right in with Edwards' theme Tomorrow is Today and the call for action and becoming engaged that he made at the townhall meeting in Des Moines. It shows a difference so far between Edwards' campaign and what Obama has been talking about.
-- John Edwards, quoted by Blue Hampshire, in an apparent swipe at the main theme of another Democratic presidential contender, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL).
MyDD discusses the quote and asks which candidate Dean supporters are getting behind this time around.
4 comments:
I saw the comment as, in part, a self-criticism of what he feels might have been a problem with the way the last campaign was run to the public (Edwards actually had lots of proposals, and the only campaign bootklet).
Nobody tops Edwards when it comes to audacity
John Edwards knows a lot about [poverty, after all, he's helped throw a lot of people into it with:
- his co-sponsorship of H-1b visas,
- his support for illegal aliens,
- his vote for MFN-China
but what about stuff like iraq war and the patriot act?
well, he voted for them too
About the only think you can say for Edwards is, he spent so much time runnign for president that he didnt have time to do more damage as senator
Yeah, I can see that too. Edwards is more experienced this time.
Although I was an Edwards supporter for electability reasons last time around, I must say that Edwards criticizing someone for lacking substance is like George W. criticizing someone for not knowing enough about the world.
Edwards was on his way to being the establishment's candidate in 2003 until his TV interviews revealed a lack of depth regarding policy and history.
Obama, on the other hand, comes across as someone who's spent his whole adulthood studying the world and reflecting on how to make it better.
Of all the criticisms of Obama, the suggestion that he's more flash than substance will be the easiest for him to overcome -- and worries not at all people who have read his books and heard him have substantive policy discussions.
If Obama does run, he'll quickly demonstrate his Clintonesque mastery of public policy. And I'm sure he'll push some good policy ideas, as well.
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