This is hilarious:
Democrat John Edwards said Friday that the nation needs an honest and sincere president more than it needs the “next great politician.”
Asked by a voter what quality he possesses that other candidates lack, Edwards described what he would look for in a president if he was not running.
“I would absolutely require that the person I was voting for is someone I believe is honest and sincere and has integrity,” he said. “We don’t need the world’s next great politician as president. What we need is someone we can trust.
“We’re not looking for the most cunning, manipulative, artful politician. I’m not looking for that. Maybe someone else is,” he said. “I just don’t think that’s what America needs.”
All of which begs the question: If he thinks the ideal presidential candidate is one who is honest, sincere, and has integrity, then why the hell is he trying to get people to vote for him?
In other news related to the 2008 elections, Mike Allen at The Politico reported today that Newt Gingrich wants to run for president. Newt says he needs $30 million in pledges (not actual dollars - yet) in the next three weeks, but will leave most of the legwork to other people. Check out that article, and let me know if you got the same impression I did that he’s not all fired up about running - it’s almost like he feels “obligated” to run, which is not a good way to start out a candidacy.
But if he does indeed officially throw his hat into the ring, prepare for fireworks in the race for the Republican nomination as Newt is not one to mince words, and it’ll be interesting to see how the current group of candidates who have been out there meeting people, making speeches, and participating in the debates the last few months while Newt has been busy on the sidelines tearing them down as nothing but a bunch of “pathetic pygmies,” will react to his candidacy.
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John Edwards and his speeches - the gift that keeps on giving. Well, he is a trial lawyer first and foremost.
Newt would stir things up, that’s for sure. I think he really wants to run but wants positive assurances from ‘the people’ before he jumps in. I think that’s why he frames it as more of a calling than a passion. I think he’s waited too long, though.
Comment by Karen Townsend @ 9/29/2007 - 12:07 am
Does this include Edwards?
BILL CLINTON SLAMS OBAMA: I WAS MORE EXPERIENCED
I didn’t think Bill Clinton was running for president….so what does it matter if HE was more experienced?
Comment by sanity @ 9/29/2007 - 1:29 am
I guess Edwards got used to a jury buying into his shtick and has little clue of how ludicrous he sounds.
(”I didn’t think Bill Clinton was running for president….so what does it matter if HE was more experienced?”)
Because he will be sub-President ? (lord help us all)
Bill sure has been out there of late, shucking and jiving and yukking it up in true self-serving, egomaniacal fashion.
Comment by tanstaafl @ 9/29/2007 - 9:19 am
A cunning, manipulative, artful politician is precisely what we need. We don’t need sincere; we need competent.
Comment by Leslie @ 9/29/2007 - 10:22 am
You forget, sanity, “We are the President.”
Apparently it’s Bill’s turn to use that line.
Comment by NC Cop @ 9/29/2007 - 10:25 am
It appears Newt won’t be running for President, due to a provision in the asnine McCain Feingold act.
I wish someone would just destroy that pos legislation. - Lorica
Comment by Lorica @ 9/30/2007 - 5:42 pm