John Edwards Waves the White Flag

I've always liked John Edwards, he's a very sensible guy, down to earth, genuine, and it seems like he doesn't lie TOO much, for politicians standards anyway. His wife was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2007 and he still trucked on - it was a dream of both of theirs. He is a good guy. But having placed second in the Iowa Caucuses was the high point for his 2008 Presidential bid, and hence, Senator Edwards has now quit the 2008 race for Democratic Nominee. Leaving ALL of the attention (before it was just most) on Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama. I always said that in order for us to see Sen. Obama as President, he and John Edwards would have to join together on a ticket because Obama can't do it alone, just yet. Maybe there is chance for that now that he dropped out of the Presidential race, it would be smart for Sen. Obama to hop on that and have a little chat with Edwards about "an agent of change," we should expect something along those lines, Sen. Obama is a remarkably smart man with great charisma and speaking abilities. According to various news outlets, his decision to drop out of the race came shortly after a very disappointing and disheartening third place finish in his own state's primary of South Carolina. Sen. Obama won South Carolina convincingly with 55% of the votes - about 44% coming from Blacks, leaving only 11% from other voters. Sen. Edwards' presidential bid was committed to ending poverty and increasing housing development - he immediately went to work with Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans. Edwards is truly a great man, who did all he could to give a voice to the working and middle classes - people who really do feel irrelevant in this country, as if they have no voice because of the tradition of this country, especially when it comes to voting. That simple fact makes Edwards and Obama a hot ticket - because they are compatible in that aspect. Yesterday, Sen. Clinton won 50% of votes for Democrats in Florida, a state full of old retirees - a dominating win that isn't getting too much attention because no delegates were awarded, but both the South Carolina and Florida primaries prove how imperative winning the southern states, which are traditionally "red" or republican states, really is. Not that anything is wrong with Sen. Clinton, but recent reports have been accurate, her bitterness in the attack of her fellow democrats have overshadowed her actual stance on some issues. Additionally, Bill stepped into the spotlight for the previous two weeks and it seemed like he was doing her battles for her. Both Democrats have the opportunity and the potential to not only make history but to CHANGE history, which is really what we need right now, the last thing we need is another Republican President, most of the candidates are referring to Ronald Reagan as a "hero." No explanation needed for the young and old in minority communities or those who are "working class" to know who he really was or what he really did to our communities. By the way, former NYC mayor Rudy Guliani dropped out of the race, too - no surprise there.