"I live on $710.00 a month, what exactly am I supposed to cut?"

[JDPriestly]

282. Yes. And you know why?

Because Edwards was the only candidate who understood what was happening in the economy.

Because Edwards strongly favored Medicare for all brought in gradually by lowering the age for Medicare eligibility and warned against negotiating with insurance companies. Why did he warn against sitting at a table with insurance companies? (which is precisely the big mistake Obama made.) Because Edwards was a plaintiff's attorney and had sat at many a table with insurance companies and other big corporations.

Because Edwards warned about the mortgage crisis.

Because Edwards showed abandoned, deteriorating factories in his campaign videos and warned about the exportation of jobs to China and other places.

Because Edwards understood that we do indeed have two Americas.

Edwards voted for the War in Iraq but had seen the light by 2008 and apologized for that vote. I don't think Hillary ever did.

It is unfortunate that Edwards lacked self-control when it came to sex. But he is, nevertheless, a brilliant man and was the only candidate in 2008 who really understood what was happening in the economy. Kucinich was great in many respects and is a man of moral courage, but he doesn't have the sophisticated polish that would allow him to get elected. That's a shame, but that's the way it is.

So, yes, especially now, I proudly say that I did support Edwards. I wish he had not been flawed because I think he would have made a great president and had he been elected we would not be in the mess we are in.

He worked for a hedge fund for a while, and I think that opened his eyes to a lot in the economy that the other candidates missed in 2008.