I do not customarily get my news from Joe Scarborough whose MSNBC show "Morning Joe" is largely devoid of substance but rank with middle brow party hack-isms from both sides of the aisle. Still, MSNBC has just reported that Senator John Edwards and his wife Elizabeth will speak today at 1 pm eastern time when they will announce their decision to withdraw from the presidential campaign trail. They will make their announcement in New Orleans, where they started their campaign over a year ago. As almost everyone knows, New Orleans remains in devastation three years after Katrina. My general sense is that of all the candidates running, John Edwards has the deepest conscience and the largest heart. Elizabeth Edwards and John have done more to remind this nation that severe and unacceptable inequality is a direct consequence of political policies that have rewarded the richest people in this nation while ignoring the plight of the poor and the middle class. Our hats are off to John and Elizabeth. In Finland where my childhood was spent, they say when people part: "Nakemiin" which means "Be seeing you." We are with the Edwards family and we thank them for pressing for human dignity on all fronts.
S.K.
Bummer. I fear that Hillary and Barak are too polarizing to be elected. That leaves us with a scary lot...
Posted by: Georgia Whitney | January 30, 2008 at 07:35 PM