John has only begun to fight!!

Spoken like the Southern Gentleman he is...

http://www.johnedwards.com/news/press-releases/20080104-edwards-congratulates/

Edwards Congratulates Obama, Thanks Biden And Dodd
Jan 4, 2008 12:37 AM

Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Senator Edwards released the following statement after calling Senator Obama to personally congratulate him on his victory in the Iowa caucuses:

"Earlier tonight, I called Senator Obama to congratulate him on his victory in the Iowa caucuses. Tonight's results shows how clearly the American people are sick of the status quo and ready for a president who will fight for the bold change America needs.

"I would also like to extend my best wishes to Senators Biden and Dodd and thank them for their service to our country. They ran impressive campaigns focused on the real issues that matter most to hard-working families, and I have faith that they will continue to work to build the better America we all believe in."

>>> But stay tuned because John Edwards will not give up easily...he's fightin' for all of us!

John WILL run!

Well friends, our man JOHN EDWARDS is laying the ground work for his run!

Yes. My personal choice for the ticket would be EDWARDS/CLARK.

John Edwards is a sincere, committed populist who wants to clean up our image in the world, clean up our air/land/water, and provide health care for every citizen. That's just a few of his ambitious goals. But most important, he understands that this country is driven by the Working Class and he's totally aware of our needs!

Wesley Clark, had a brilliant military career...he is the exact opposit of Sick Cheney!
He has served, and he knows how terrible war is. He would NEVER put our sons and daughters in harm's way needlessly. He also has an excellent understanding of the Working Class.

After our triumph in November...I'm encouraged. I'm hopeful that we can get John Edwards elected and FINALLY TURN THIS COUNTRY AROUND!

Please share your comments!

--- mark

LET'S PUT A REAL LEADER IN THE WHITE HOUSE!

Dear fellow Bloggers and Edwards Supporters,

Let's get this campaign rolling! Pass the word!

I am in no way connected officially to anything going on for Senator Edwards. I'm just an average Joe excercising my rights as an American (assuming we still have those rights) to support the person who can and should lead this country!

These folks have already got things rolling...please visit their blog...

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There are two different Americas in our country today - one for those at the top who get everything they want, and another for everybody else who struggles just to get by.

John Edwards understands this, and knows that if we want to build one America, we need a change in our country's leadership.

George Bush and Republicans across the country have not led us toward one America; the Democrats across this country will.

The One America Committee is dedicated to helping elect Democratic candidates across the country. Join us, and together, we can build one America that works for all of us!

Integrity to admit mistakes!

Wow, how refreshing, an elected leader not only admitting he was wrong, but apologizing for it.

I'm so sick and tired of Bush saying that everyone looked at the same intelligence and came to the same conclusion.

A true statement would be, "y'all saw the same doctored evidence we provided and came to the same conclusion we wanted you to come to."

Washington Post
Sunday, November 13, 2005; B07

The Right Way in Iraq
By John Edwards

I was wrong.

Almost three years ago we went into Iraq to remove what we were told -- and what many of us believed and argued -- was a threat to America. But in fact we now know that Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction when our forces invaded Iraq in 2003. The intelligence was deeply flawed and, in some cases, manipulated to fit a political agenda.

It was a mistake to vote for this war in 2002. I take responsibility for that mistake. It has been hard to say these words because those who didn't make a mistake -- the men and women of our armed forces and their families -- have performed heroically and paid a dear price.

The world desperately needs moral leadership from America, and the foundation for moral leadership is telling the truth.

While we can't change the past, we need to accept responsibility, because a key part of restoring America's moral leadership is acknowledging when we've made mistakes or been proven wrong -- and showing that we have the creativity and guts to make it right.

The argument for going to war with Iraq was based on intelligence that we now know was inaccurate. The information the American people were hearing from the president -- and that I was being given by our intelligence community -- wasn't the whole story. Had I known this at the time, I never would have voted for this war.

George Bush won't accept responsibility for his mistakes. Along with Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, he has made horrible mistakes at almost every step: failed diplomacy; not going in with enough troops; not giving our forces the equipment they need; not having a plan for peace.

Because of these failures, Iraq is a mess and has become a far greater threat than it ever was. It is now a haven for terrorists, and our presence there is draining the goodwill our country once enjoyed, diminishing our global standing. It has made fighting the global war against terrorist organizations more difficult, not less.

The urgent question isn't how we got here but what we do now. We have to give our troops a way to end their mission honorably. That means leaving behind a success, not a failure.

What is success? I don't think it is Iraq as a Jeffersonian democracy. I think it is an Iraq that is relatively stable, largely self-sufficient, comparatively open and free, and in control of its own destiny.

A plan for success needs to focus on three interlocking objectives: reducing the American presence, building Iraq's capacity and getting other countries to meet their responsibilities to help.

First, we need to remove the image of an imperialist America from the landscape of Iraq. American contractors who have taken unfair advantage of the turmoil in Iraq need to leave Iraq. If that means Halliburton subsidiary KBR, then KBR should go. Such departures, and the return of the work to Iraqi businesses, would be a real statement about our hopes for the new nation.

We also need to show Iraq and the world that we will not stay there forever. We've reached the point where the large number of our troops in Iraq hurts, not helps, our goals. Therefore, early next year, after the Iraqi elections, when a new government has been created, we should begin redeployment of a significant number of troops out of Iraq. This should be the beginning of a gradual process to reduce our presence and change the shape of our military's deployment in Iraq. Most of these troops should come from National Guard or Reserve forces.

That will still leave us with enough military capability, combined with better-trained Iraqis, to fight terrorists and continue to help the Iraqis develop a stable country.
Second, this redeployment should work in concert with a more effective training program for Iraqi forces. We should implement a clear plan for training and hard deadlines for certain benchmarks to be met. To increase incentives, we should implement a schedule showing that, as we certify Iraqi troops as trained and equipped, a proportional number of U.S. troops will be withdrawn.

Third, we must launch a serious diplomatic process that brings the world into this effort. We should bring Iraq's neighbors and our key European allies into a diplomatic process to get Iraq on its feet. The president needs to create a unified international front.

Too many mistakes have already been made for this to be easy. Yet we must take these steps to succeed. The American people, the Iraqi people and -- most important -- our troops who have died or been injured there, and those who are fighting there today, deserve nothing less.

America's leaders -- all of us -- need to accept the responsibility we each carry for how we got to this place. More than 2,000 Americans have lost their lives in this war, and more than 150,000 are fighting there today. They and their families deserve honesty from our country's leaders. And they also deserve a clear plan for a way out.

The writer, a former senator from North Carolina, was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2004.

American NEEDS John Edwards in 2008

"Anger is not going to change this country and do what needs to be done for America. "

-------------- John Edwards