Edwards Is In the Race

In my other blog, I questioned whether or not Edwards could successfully become POTUS. However, what good is having decent people with great ideas make the effort if we don't support them? So I am joining the Edwards for president campaign. My reasons are simply:

1. He speaks grassroots. That is, Mr. Edwards understands that in today's world the government cannot do everything for us. I know that I could stand around and wait and eventually wear my legs out with the waiting.
2. He looks at people in pain and directs energies toward helping those people. I think I joined such a person in a truly Jesus path in this world.
3. He has a good understanding of true patriotism--doing what is right for the country, admit mistakes, and take steps to undo mistakes.

It might be noteworthy to see the little that mainstream media has done to cover the former senator's announcement. From one Huffington Posts regular posts come a few interesting stories on the announcement and the possibility of an Edwards run for the White House. One also Michelle Pilecke's blog discusses the disconnect between the location and announcement and the causes of the repaired damages from the flood nor a discussion of repaired levees and another discusses the consequences of his announcements on other would be entrants into the presidential debate.

Gerald R. Ford

The passing of a person prominent in our civic and cultural history leads us to reflect. This reflection can lead to some of the comments posted by Georgie Anne Geyer Whether or not we see the past through rose colored glasses, as Ms Geyer's comments seem to do, it is a fact that the present is filled with sufficient vitriol in the civic or political discourse as to lead us to search for some way of living, behaving, participating in our common life that does credit to the reputation we desire for ourselves and the legacy of our country. Some of us can't help but be patriotic but in terms of peace not war and reflections of the work people did in the past can shine some sort of light on that.

Whether or not I agree with Mr. Ford's pardon of Richard M. Nixon for his knowledge of or participation with the Watergate cover-up, I do remember the conversation of the country move toward the needs of the country. OF course economic recession and inflation etc were those things that affected our everyday lives. That perhaps led Mr. Ford to "forgive" on behalf of a country not yet ready to forgive the wayward Mr. Nixon.

That act aside and his rationale for it.

However, as a political junkie who wants peace on earth I do wonder if today would be in place had Ford allowed the impeachment process to go forward. His generosity, it seems to me, may have led to some of the horrible things we have witnessed during the past four years.

Something to ponder.

A New Blog of Interest

I found this blog via the Huntington Post: Left I The blogger offers many good political findings on reasons we don't easily have peace in the world and his/her links to a wide range of primary writers will be useful as I pick up the time I spend writing during the coming year. I'm taking a turn at writing more often and teaching in classrooms less.