John Edwards @ MindSay 
.This is because Obama and Clinton have tied after Super Tuesday. I'm pretty sure it's unprecedented.
.The sad thing is, I feel like this was a race for my affection. Today, after this overblown race of ridiculousness, I can't decide between the two democratic candidates either. I was all for Obama for a while... until I suddenly stopped liking what he was saying and he lost his likability with me. Everyone with whom I work is all for Clinton. I only know one who likes Obama. He's different. Well, after hearing so much pro-Clinton-ness, I actually started to feel a way I never thought I would: I like Hillary. I honestly like her. She's a bitch, and I like her. I like a lot of what she says, I think she's smart and she knows exactly what she's doing. Then, to add to the confusion, when I woke up this morning and saw the photograph of Clinton and assumed that she had won, I was a little depressed. I thought, "Oh no... Obama. We were friends. Come back." I have no idea what I'm thinking. I'm so politically confused. I'm just glad the party has to make a decision eventually, because I can't. Maybe I should just choose Mike Huckabee, as suggested by my friend Micah. He says the apocalypse would be interesting.
.Why didn't people realize the fantasticness of Edwards? I would have said, "Screw Obama and Clinton." I wouldn't be politically confused.
.And God said, "Are you kidding me? And listen to another southern dialect blasted over the news-waves for the next four years? Denied!"
DENVER (AP) - Democrat John Edwards is exiting the presidential race Wednesday, ending a scrappy underdog bid in which he steered his rivals toward progressive ideals while grappling with family hardship that roused voter's sympathies but never diverted his campaign, The Associated Press has learned.
The two-time White House candidate notified a close circle of senior advisers that he planned to make the announcement at a 1 p.m. EST event in New Orleans that had been billed as a speech on poverty, according to two of his advisers.
The decision came after Edwards lost the four states to hold nominating contests so far to rivals who stole the spotlight from the beginning - Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama.
I’ll probably vote Republican for president next year. No big deal. I’ve done it for the past three, and the so-called “top tier” Democratic candidates haven’t done a thing to convince me to do otherwise.
We’ve got Hillary Clinton, the former first lady who rode her husband’s coattails to a Senate seat. If eight years on the sidelines in the White House qualifies you for the U.S. Senate, that elevator operator who was there for 40 years should be King of the World.
Then there’s Barack Obama. Many of the very people who claimed George W. Bush wasn’t qualified to be president after only six years as governor of the second largest state in the nation think this guy is the second coming of George Washington after only three years as one of 100 senators.
And don’t forget John Edwards. He did so much for North Carolina, after all, he surely deserves a shot to screw up the whole country. He gets $400 haircuts and claims to relate to the poor. I had to roll up some pennies to pay for my last $12 haircut. That’s relating to the poor.
There is, however, one Democrat who has been shut out by the national media’s fascination with the aforementioned three stooges. The more I learn about him, the more I like him. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is the one Democrat I could support, and I’m beginning to think he, more than any other candidate of either party, has the right stuff to go all the way.
Richardson has 15 years of experience in Congress, something the Big Three, particularly Obama, cannot boast. Prior to his election to the House in 1980, he worked at the State Department, and then was a staff member for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
As a congressman, he met one-on-one with Saddam Hussein in 1995 to secure the release of two American civilian aerospace workers held prisoner in Iraq after accidentally crossing the border from Kuwait.
In addition to Iraq, Richardson has also negotiated the release of hostages, American servicemen, and political prisoners from North Korea and Cuba. Earlier this year, he traveled to Sudan and brokered a cease-fire between President Omar al-Bashir and various rebel factions in Darfur. While that effort was to prove unsuccessful—through no fault of Gov. Richardson’s—I can’t help but think that a man who has earned the respect of even rogue dictators can surely restore the world’s faith in America as an international leader.
In 1997, Richardson was able to capitalize on his foreign policy experience when President Clinton appointed him U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, where he served for a year before becoming Secretary of Energy.
As secretary, he implemented tough efficiency standards that saved consumers billions of dollars in energy costs. As governor, he has required energy companies to produce 10% of all energy from renewable resources, while reducing carbon emissions; and the state is moving toward 20% by providing incentives for solar, wind, and biofuels. He has promised to do the same as president.
Since being elected governor of one of the poorest states in the nation in 2002, Richardson has cut taxes, balanced the budget, and created 84,000 new jobs...all without the benefit of a $400 hairdo. His efforts have led right-of-center and libertarian groups to praise him for reforming New Mexico’s economy. The libertarian Cato Institute calls Richardson “one of the most fiscally responsible Democratic governors in the nation.”
Gov. Richardson has worked to provide affordable healthcare to all people in his state, and has cracked down on illegal immigration across the New Mexico border.
It is noteworthy that while Democratic frontrunner Hillary is as polarizing a figure as the current President Bush, Gov. Richardson commands respect on both sides of the aisle. He was reelected in 2006, with 40% of the Republican vote. He had a good track record of getting things done in a bipartisan fashion while in Congress, and he’s worked with both parties in the New Mexico legislature to improve their state. His is the kind of leadership we desperately need in Washington.
It’s been said that Hillary and Obama are riding high because people want to say they made history by electing the first woman or the first black president. Okay…if you’re so shallow that that’s the only reason you’ll vote for somebody, issues be damned, vote to elect the first president of Hispanic descent.
You not only will have made history, you’ll have voted for someone who knows what he’s doing, isn’t on an ego trip, and has the experience and leadership to restore pride at home and respect around the world.
© 2007 by J.D. Lewis
10. "Love My SUV"
9. "I need it to put stuff from Home Depot in the car." [Unless your job involves constantly going, have you heard of Hertz?]
8. "For the kids." [somebody said they had 9 ...that makes sense]
7. "For the kids and the pets."[K]
6. "Has John Edwards given up his?" [he actually drives a hybrid SUV]
5. "It isn't mine, it belongs to the company."
4. "I guess it's my money." [*cough*Rich ass*cough*]
3. "Because." [AKA no excuse]
2. "I don't think it's right to tell us what to do!" [Ok! So if somebody tells you to save money, you just tune out. You must be one of the 6 out of 10 Americans in some sort of debt!]
1. "This is a rental."
Now I don't have a car yet (my Focus lease is coming at the end of this month), but I don't really like SUVs, especially the Hummers (AKA box on wheels). You have bad handling, longer stopping distances, and, of course, I like to save my money.
Also, who actually needs SUVs besides people with big families/ guys who need it for their jobs/ army personel? How many Americans actually go off road like in the commercials?
What really ticks me off though, it the HUMMER LIMOS. Seriously, you just went from 10 mpg to more like 5.
