Nicely done.

While I agree with my friend Wythe that Gore/Obama 2008 is indeed not only a dream ticket, but one we can make happen, I must disagree with his character assessment of John Edwards.

For one thing, while Edwards is indeed a rich, white male, he came from nothing and he earned every dollar, many times by defending the poor. There's nothing wrong with being rich (he's worth $30m - Al Gore is probably worth more than 10 times that). Edwards took some major flack in the Times today - in a gigantic front page story, no less - that his non-profit only benefitted he and his campaign. Of course the mainstream media will not provide the many rebuttals from the campaign and the organization - in fact, the Edwards camp issued a statement saying that the Times refused to interview any of the thousands of people who have been served by the org's work. I also think Edwards is only boring if you believe that issues like poverty reduction and credit reformation are boring. He's not getting much attention on tv or the radio, but he is putting forth serious, thoughtful economic proposals that could benefit millions of poor and middle class Americans. His calls for universal health care are better than the others. He also has a thorough recovery and reconstruction plan for New Orleans. It's not sexy to talk about the serious damage the heinous Bankruptcy Bill did to average people who were preyed upon when they were in untenuous situations like unexpected catastrophic illness, or sudden unemployement. But credit reform is crucial to reclaiming some semblance of class equality in this country.

And Elizabeth Edwards is marching in SF's gay pride parade this weekend and speaking at the largest GLBT function in the city (I believe it's named after Alice B. Toklas - won't Glenn Beck's head explode!). She is the first candidate or candidate's spouse to affiliate in such a major way with gay rights since this campaign cycle began. Good for her!!

That said, I still believe in Gore/Obama.