The Anti-Hillary

Matt Bai recalls in his New York Times piece "The Fallback" a conversation with Sen John Edwards in which the senator explained that he didn't need advisors anymore. I remember wincing when Sen Edwards proclaimed at the Democratic Convention in 2004, "And we, John [Kerry] and I, we will have one clear unmistakable message for Al Qaida and these terrorists: You cannot run. You cannot hide. We will destroy you." I sensed that the last words in particular had to have been inserted by Kerry aides. They seemed like a perfunctory stand against hawkish critics. It just did not jive. Kerry ran a bungled campaign with the support of many democrats who now regret his nomination in Iowa like trying to show off the waltz at the town hoedown. Sen Edwards appears to realize this as he becomes more comfortable working at his Center for Hope and Opportunity at UNC Chapel Hill. After being Kerry's number 2, John Edwards has returned to his conviction and the things that he cares about most. Mark Warner is just an amateur John Edwards.