OpEd: Blogging About John Edwards

Forgetting for the moment that no one knows what Barack Obama really means when he uses the word, the "change" candidates, John Edwards and Obama, are winning handily over the "experience" (i.e., status quo) candidates, Hillary Clinton and Bill Richardson. The thing is, we do know what Edwards means by change -- out of Iraq by December 2008, universal health care (a wonky version, but I doubt he's wedded to it**), a New Deal-Great Society type assault on poverty and joblessness, an environmental program that takes on big oil and the polluting industries, and a reining in of the excesses of the free market. If you're a little disheartened by Hillary's comeback, DailyKos has some blog comments you may find inspiring:
John Edwards decides 2008 on the DNC floor
Why Edwards Supporters are Sticking to Their Guns
Chris Floyd ties Bush and BCCI to Sibel Edmonds bombshell
Don't jump ship on Edwards
Today makes me support Edwards *more*, not less.
I Voted for John Edwards Yesterday
Obama vs. Edwards, not an equal choice...

** As it turns out, he's not: "Former Senator John Edwards does not discount the possibility that his health care proposal, which would allow Americans to buy new government insurance packages modeled on Medicare, could evolve into a federalized system like those in Canada and many European countries. And if it does, Mr. Edwards said he would be just fine with that." NYTimes, 2008-01-25.