salon.com - Sen. Barack Obama has released a statement responding to reports that his rival, former Sen. John Edwards, is dropping out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. It's a pretty flattering statement, which is interesting since Edwards reportedly has no plans to endorse any candidate yet.
The full statement:
"John Edwards has spent a lifetime fighting to give voice to the voiceless and hope to the struggling, even when it wasn’t popular to do or covered in the news. At a time when our politics is too focused on who’s up and who’s down, he made a nation focus again on who matters -- the New Orleans child without a home, the West Virginia miner without a job, the families who live in that other America that is not seen or heard or talked about by our leaders in Washington. John and Elizabeth Edwards have always believed deeply that we can change this -- that two Americans can become one, and that our country can rally around this common purpose. So while his campaign may end today, the cause of their lives endures for all of us who still believe that we can achieve that dream of one America."
it's down to 3
i'm saying that if i had to bet right now - an old, white, male, war vet with a "presidential name" like john mccain is the likely victor at this point. if it were up to me, we would get obama. but heck, look how hot john was when he got back from vietnam! seriously. wtf was this guy doing in south-east asia? he should have been modeling for vespa and martini magazine ads. but i digress.
anyway... fortunately these 3 likely finalists have all floated around in my mind as possible personal choices. at one point i liked mccain because i thought a moderate would be the right choice for a country recovering from a fascist 8 year regime. then again, i liked the idea of bill clinton having access to the white house... and it would be a cruel, cruel irony that the clintons would win the bush-clinton revolving door game. recently i've been very interested in obama's momentum and message. so it really doesn't matter who wins. nothing is going to change.
PS: i found this entry to be completely fascinating. this is dark chocolate for my add mind.