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John Edwards to withdraw from prez race?

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-03-22 10:17|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 NOOOOOOOO!!!! There go all the Breck girl jokes!

Hope she is ok. I don't wish bad on anyone's loved ones.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-03-22 10:27|| 2007-03-22 10:27|| Front Page Top

#2 He was only in it for the Vice President slot anyway. He probably already got a deal, or knows one is not forthcoming.

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-03-22 10:52|| 2007-03-22 10:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Sorry to hear about his wife.

Withdrawing from the race would be unfortunate, considering that he is a favorite chew-toy here at the 'Burg. My advice is go with the Edwards/Kerry ticket this time. Halp us, Jonh Edwurds!

Posted by SteveS 2007-03-22 11:06|| 2007-03-22 11:06|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm still thinking Clinton/Gore would be the team-up but I think Gore's too big an ego to play second fiddle these days.

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-03-22 11:17|| 2007-03-22 11:17|| Front Page Top

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Buh-bye.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-03-22 11:29|| 2007-03-22 11:29|| Front Page Top

#6 Best wishes to Mrs. Edwards and her friends and family.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-03-22 11:46|| 2007-03-22 11:46|| Front Page Top

#7 Good God, I hope she manages to beat this round of cancer. Its a horrid disease. God Bless Mrs Edwards - and I credit Mr Edwards for putting family ahead of fame.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-03-22 12:01|| 2007-03-22 12:01|| Front Page Top

#8 My wife died of ovarian cancer 5 years ago. It is a horrible way to end one's life. I wish her well.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2007-03-22 12:14|| 2007-03-22 12:14|| Front Page Top

#9 Edwards just announced he is still in the running, not droping out.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2007-03-22 12:39|| 2007-03-22 12:39|| Front Page Top

#10 YEAH!!! Let the Breck Girl jokes commence!

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-03-22 12:49|| 2007-03-22 12:49|| Front Page Top

#11 My mom had breast cancer -- she basically had to stop her life to fight it. It's been in remission for a long time, thank God. Let's hope that the announcement means that Mrs. Edwards just had a scare, but is otherwise fine.

Posted by Jonathan">Jonathan 2007-03-22 13:10|| 2007-03-22 13:10|| Front Page Top

#12 Hope she can tough it out. I won't comment on the politcal ramifications of this.... but (HHH mode) lemme say this, it's a big positive, better even than standing by a cheating husband.

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-03-22 13:45|| 2007-03-22 13:45|| Front Page Top

#13 Looks like the Metrosexual vote is up for grabs.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2007-03-22 13:51|| 2007-03-22 13:51|| Front Page Top

#14 #6: Best wishes to Mrs. Edwards and her friends and family.
Posted by: Seafarious

dittos Sea, OS, Deacon Blues, Jonathan, Shipman

Posted by RD 2007-03-22 14:13|| 2007-03-22 14:13|| Front Page Top

#15 please keep the family health issues apart from politics.
like several others here, i have had family die or severly affected by various forms of cancer and would not wish it on anybody.
having said that, let eddy run and dilute the donks voter base....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-03-22 14:27|| 2007-03-22 14:27|| Front Page Top

#16 Spoke too soon. Edwards is so power mad that he is CONTINUING the campaign from what I read.

For God's sake, Edwards is young enough, he should skip this election cycle, go to his family and take care of his wife! What sort of man does otherwise in this situation? What an ugly ugly thing to do to his wife.

If anything, his withdrawal would build an even stronger sympathy case for him the next cycle, and next cycle he won't be in the path of Hildabeest, Al Bore and the press's Frankenstein, Barak Hussein Obama.

So he is neither smart nor right.

Flush twice - this turd Edwards has a long way to go.

God help his wife.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-03-22 17:27|| 2007-03-22 17:27|| Front Page Top

#17 Edwards is young enough, he should skip this election cycle, go to his family and take care of his wife!

Absolutely correct

What sort of man does otherwise in this situation?

One who wants to be president. There is something desperately wrong with the way the president is elected. I think a preferable method to elect the president that would be more in line with what the founders intended (and what would reduce the ridiculous constant campaigning) would be for the incoming House, Senate and Governors, after the November elections, to select a President from among the 50 pre election governors.

The Presidency is a good office the way it is empowered. We don't need a parliamentary system with a Prime Minister. But the way the President is selected is shameful and pathetic.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-03-22 17:44|| 2007-03-22 17:44|| Front Page Top

#18 Since she will not be up to making all the stops, Johnny will wear her dresses while campaigning.
I had cancer too, and all I can say is that politicians are such whores. I didn't have a press anouncement about my problem, but I'm sure Johnny has had his shit bronzed for posterity.
Sorry for the lady, but isn't she a parasite living on a parasite ?
Well, maybe life goes on, blah, blah, blah.

Posted by wxjames 2007-03-22 17:45|| 2007-03-22 17:45|| Front Page Top

#19 I'm pulling for you, Mrs. Edwards.

As someone with a cancer that is currently incurable, but "controllable," you go for what gives the best life you can get. Don't ever give up.

Oh, and maybe your husband shouldn't campaign against the drug companies that invent all the treatments. You think Ifosfamide, Etoposide, or Temadar were invented by trial lawyers?

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2007-03-22 19:57|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2007-03-22 19:57|| Front Page Top

#20 "You think Ifosfamide, Etoposide, or Temadar were invented by trial lawyers?"

Nope - but they sure had a lot to do with their prices/costs, didn't they?

Posted by OldSpook 2007-03-22 22:46|| 2007-03-22 22:46|| Front Page Top

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