Worried about this freaked-up nation we livin' in . . . .
I'm sick of people not actually knowing or caring about who's going to control the next four years of our life. I'm not sure who to go for yet, but it's good to start watching.
I've been really impressed by this candidate ever since I saw him choose the Daily Show with John Stewart to announce his presidency, rather than the normal news report (which he also did later, btw).
At the very least, he seems too good to lose out this soon, and he has some danger of losing out to the party's backing of Dean. I'm worried about this country; I don't trust the people who are giving this backing, considering how dismal all the candidates were last time.
Consider this:
Presidential hopeful Edwards:
Announced his candidacy for the presidency on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
Grew up in Carolina, working blue-collar manual labor. Worked to get himself an education, passed the bar and was extremely successful as an attorney.
Is mainly hurt in the polls by a lack of experience; he has only been in politics a few years, serving a term on the Senate and various other political positions. (Personally, this actually sounds like a good thing to me....Like it's less of a Machine deal....)
Here are his platforms, as of yet:
He would like to make the first year of college free to all students willing to work.
Require health insurance for every child, as opposed to rivals who are pushing for nearly universal health care with a higher price tag.
Like most candidates, he will repeal some of the deciscions made by Bush. He won't repeal all of Bush's tax cuts; mainly, he will keep the child tax credit, relief for married couples, and allow other tax cuts targeted at middle-income families, while repealing those for more affluent.
"The price of opportunity or security can't be higher taxes for the middle class," he said in his announcement.
He did not denounce the war in Iraq; however, he has taken on the president in the politics of economics and social class. He charges that Bush cares only for the wealthy and is shifting the tax burden to those who work for a living.
"People won't pay any taxes at all when they make money from selling stocks, when they get big dividends every year, or when they inherit a massive estate," he said. "But if you work at a restaurant earning the minimum wage, you'll pay more."
I've been really impressed by this candidate ever since I saw him choose the Daily Show with John Stewart to announce his presidency, rather than the normal news report (which he also did later, btw).
At the very least, he seems too good to lose out this soon, and he has some danger of losing out to the party's backing of Dean. I'm worried about this country; I don't trust the people who are giving this backing, considering how dismal all the candidates were last time.
Consider this:
Presidential hopeful Edwards:
Announced his candidacy for the presidency on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
Grew up in Carolina, working blue-collar manual labor. Worked to get himself an education, passed the bar and was extremely successful as an attorney.
Is mainly hurt in the polls by a lack of experience; he has only been in politics a few years, serving a term on the Senate and various other political positions. (Personally, this actually sounds like a good thing to me....Like it's less of a Machine deal....)
Here are his platforms, as of yet:
He would like to make the first year of college free to all students willing to work.
Require health insurance for every child, as opposed to rivals who are pushing for nearly universal health care with a higher price tag.
Like most candidates, he will repeal some of the deciscions made by Bush. He won't repeal all of Bush's tax cuts; mainly, he will keep the child tax credit, relief for married couples, and allow other tax cuts targeted at middle-income families, while repealing those for more affluent.
"The price of opportunity or security can't be higher taxes for the middle class," he said in his announcement.
He did not denounce the war in Iraq; however, he has taken on the president in the politics of economics and social class. He charges that Bush cares only for the wealthy and is shifting the tax burden to those who work for a living.
"People won't pay any taxes at all when they make money from selling stocks, when they get big dividends every year, or when they inherit a massive estate," he said. "But if you work at a restaurant earning the minimum wage, you'll pay more."