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When he announced on election night that he and Kerry were going to insist that all the votes be counted, regardless of the MSM's projections. I was shocked, because one of the reasons I had been a Dean supporter in the primaries was that I felt he had the gumption to fight the right-wing cabal, and that Kerry didn't. So, when Edwards made that announcement, I thought. "Wow. This guy (Edwards) must be something else if he convinced Kerry not to concede to these (known) crooks." As we all know, Kerry wound up doing exactly what I thought he would, but, again, my respect for Edwards grew.
So, I'm definitely considering supporting him this time around. It's a little early yet, but I like what he's saying about poverty, health care and jobs. His stance on Iraq--maybe. I'll give him props for saying he made a mistake and that he'll listen to contrary viewpoints on any issues he'll have to decide on and will make the best decision based on all of the knowledge available to him.
But I take issue with his saying that he has no regrets about voting for the Patriot Act. I understand his point about the need for better communications between intelligence and policing agencies. But that could have been covered in a specific bill. He (along with the other members of Congress) knew what Cheyney/Rove/Bush were capable of. They had no business voting for anything that the White House called the "Patriot Act". All Cheyney/Rove/Bush needed was an in to get their authoritarian utopia started. The Patriot Act needs to be repealed.
