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To: redfish who wrote (29415)	2/13/2004 3:24:16 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793911

As a father I sympathize. But I wonder what that fact is doing in your appraisal of the man as a potential President? he lost a child which is a tough thing to come back from.

To: redfish who wrote (29415)	2/15/2004 10:28:50 AM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 793911

he lost a child which is a tough thing to come back from. True, but so what? The death of his son, though tragic, doesn't qualify him for the presidency. It is not an unusual thing. More importantly, what does that have to do with (1) opportunistic use of junk science while suing doctors, (2) the litigation machine and trial lawyers that he will support as Prez, (3) his complete lack of political experience--the guy has not even served a full Senate term yet! Do you honestly know what he stands for? Sure, he spent a boat-load of money to get elected Senator. Ask North Carolinians how they feel now about him now, however. I have, and though those I have spoken too are obviously a small sample of like-thinking people, they are unanimously upset that he has used his unexpired Senate term a vehicle for grander things. His ability as a Senator is completely unknown, and we're going to consider him for President? When Edwards and Dean first came on the scene, I had difficulty figuring out which one of them was the bigger joke. It got even more difficult when Clark got in the fray, but Edwards has always been on my Top Three list of Potentially Disastrous Presidents. To say that he has even had time to come to grip with the kinds of complex issues a president must deal with is a huge joke. Clinton was at least a governor for many years and had a proven interest in all sorts of policy matters. Not Edwards. More importantly, Clinton never practiced law in any real sense, politics was his passion. I think that Edwards' passion is naked ambition. He has been a money-hungry lawyer who has satisfied his financial ambitions and has created political ones to replace them. C2@don'tunderestimatethesizeoftheegoneededtobeatoptriallawyer.com