John Edwards has interested me for a long time. Long before he was the Vice Presidential nominee and people knew his name I thought he had a lot of potential. Before Dean became the IT person in 2004 I thought that person would be John Edwards and I think he still has that potential today. John Edwards is a smart guy and he still has a lot of potential. If people finally stop thinking of him as Bill Clinton or someone he is not he has a good chance in 2008.

A Newsweek Article this week takes a look at that so have a look:
One Hug At A time

It's Friday night in Iowa and an old politician is trying some new
tricks. John Edwards is back—back, with the familiar deep drawl, dark tan and honeyed hair. Gone, though, are the old catchphrases—"two Americas" and "hope is on the way." In their place: a long meditation on America's moral obligation to confront the plight of its poor. "Thirty-seven million of our people, worried about feeding and clothing their children," he said to his audience. "Aren't we better than that?" It's not the stuff of great sound bites, but it's part of Edwards's new political plan: a presidential campaign with fighting poverty as a central plank. It's a risky strategy in today's Democratic Party—Edwards may be
the most viable national candidate since Bobby Kennedy to tie his destiny to a fight for the destitute. "Yeah, I heard all that stuff: 'Who cares?' or 'It's a dead end'," Edwards tells NEWSWEEK. "Well, it's what I want to do."

This guy could go somewhere and this is worth reading. Maybe he will sneak up and be what I expected this time around. Also -- have a look at this site at oneamericacommittee.org. Its a good site and on the cutting edge.