Posted 1:12 PM by Paul
Judgement Day

BBC World Service had a splendid piece on Senator John Edwards, extolling his virtues as a great stump speaker and a canny lawyer who had mixed social conscience with big bucks mega deals.

He defended the Little Guy, stuck it to The Man and earned around $36m in the process. Clearly, a man to watch even though it is very unlikely that he will overtake Kerry. The powers that be in the Democratic Party think that post 9-11 they need a candidate who has foreign affairs experience. Personally, I am not so sure. I still think it is about the economy stupid.

The BBC (what would be do without them? ) piece ended with the pay off line.

"Al Gore was considering John Edwards as a running mate in 2000 but decided to go for the more experienced Joe Leiberman"

I could have wept. Oh Al! Oh Al! If only you had gone for Bubba John Edwards. One victory in South Carolina and History would have taken a different course.

This bears out my theory that when given a choice between experience and youthful enthusiasm you should go for the latter. At least if you fail it will have been an exciting ride.