I finally discovered what it is about Edwards that makes him "Presidential" to me..

[Ninga]

With so many smart and wise candidates I needed to find the element most important to me that made a candidate "Presidential".

I decided that the certain something that came with age, that speaks of more than life experience, how is it captured in the face and heart of a candidate, what is the word? Edwards has a devotion to the underprivileged and the working class that sets him apart. It is long past time that we have a president who is "Presidential".


Is it Political courage? Here is what JFK said about Political Courage.

“In whatever arena of life one may meet the challenge of courage, whatever may be the sacrifices he faces if he follows his conscience – the loss of his friends, his fortune, his contentment, even the esteem of his fellow men – each man must decide for himself the course he will follow.” John F. Kennedy

yep, sounds like John Edwards to me.


How about when John Edwards said his vote for the war was a mistake.

W. Somerset Maugham To bear failure with courage is the best proof of character that anyone can give.

And Robert F. Kennedy said this.....

Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change a world which yields most painfully to change.

Robert F. Kennedy, 1966 speech