And referencing Obama's sickening "white boy" remark about Edwards.

Enough of this garbage, Salon.

anonymous didn't think you wrote well and movingly about my first choice for the Democratic ticket. Can't help but notice many posters have awfully thin skins when it comes to slights around here. Especially the first ones, appropos of nothing, but there they are.

I enjoyed reading this, thank you for your words. I regret John Edwards' message seemed to get lost in all the "excitement". And, it is exciting but it's nerve-wracking too, if many of these posts I read here in support of either Hillary or Obama are to be believed.

John Edwards was our progressive candidate, and I'm sorry so few of us were able to have our say at caucus or in a primary. It's my hope that he can still help the Democratic ticket win the White House in November.

is what I meant.

In the scheme of things one really does not have to pick words apart, most of the time. I think it's referred to as not being able to see the forest for the trees.

I had the chance to see him stump for Kerry here in FL. That man simply lit up the room. I wish him and his family well and I hope that this won't be the last we see of him.

Only now that Edwards has left the race does Salon bring up the integrity and concern for those who have no voice that was shown throughout his campaign. What a pity that you didn't notice all that when it would have counted. But no. I guess it was just too tempting to jump in the sandbox with the rest of the MSM goons, and concentrate on trite tabloid fripperies.

Typical.

Just like the previous poster it seems downright shameful that Salon decides to write about John Edwards now especially from Shapiro who hardly mentioned him in all his writings here. Salon, you obviously had a candidate all picked out. You had an agenda and you hardly gave Edwards a chance to get heard. This piece won't hide that fact.

I'll be voting for John Edwards. February 5th. In Illinois. Barack doesn't 'rock' mature people. He needs to sit down with Carol Marin and MAKE SURE he is going to be able to not be destroyed by a corporate media that is just WAITING to open up the Rezko scab.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/marin/766215,CST-EDT-carol30.article

Answer 3 questions, Mr. Obama.

Then we'll talk.

You know as well as I do that you don't give a shit about the plight of poor people in this country. Why even play pretend with this Edwards article? Why take up valuable space that could be devoted to another article about how hard it is to find a good nanny on the upper-east side of Manhattan? Or why vacationing in Barbados is so out this year? Or how to buy carbon credits to offset your Mercedes SUV?

Let's get real, Salon.

I long thought John Edwards the best candidate (and still do), but from the point of view of what is best--for his family, for the Democrats and for the country--if he's out it doesn't hurt a thing. After George BUST, the country is in trouble and the next president is in trouble, and will be for awhile. Nobody will be able to turn it around for a long time yet to come; not Hillary, not Obama, not McCain. Edwards can contribute as much, or more, without being president. For Elizabeth, for Democrats and for the United States, I'd say, Well done, John Edwards--and tomorrow is another day!!

That I will not be able, as I had long planned, to vote for John Edwards this time around saddens me. I hope the chance will come 'round again, and that next time the media (including Salon, who surprised and disappointed me in this respect) will be forced to give him a fair deal.

My preferred candidates not only never seem to make it through to the nomination, they never seem to make it through to the point that I have a chance to cast a vote for them. :-(

John Edwards is the only candidate in this race that I have found truly inspiring, and I am very sorry that he has bowed out. I am left with a not very palatable choice.

but this was a lovely piece. Thanks.

I thought Edwards ran the most honorable campaign, but there seemed to be questions about his trial lawyers' support, among other income equality questions (the price of his "mansion"). Too bad the media didn't pay more attention. I have to say, too, that we Clinton and Obama supporters really didn't give him much of a chance, either, what with the zealousness of back-and-forth digs. I was also disappointed that Chris Dodd, Joe Biden and Bill Richardson were shoved out by the spotlight on Clinton and Obama.

I also want to commend Walter Shapiro for being a bit more balanced in this article than he has been in others of late. I would like to see more objective and informed reporting on the two remaining candidates: their positions on the issues, their experience and history dealing with issues like poverty, their positives AND negatives, and less focus on half-truths, innuendo, sliming, back-biting, and ax-grinding that has shaped so much of the media coverage -- and posting -- thus far.

When John Edwards announced his candidacy he initially appealed to me because of his working class, union roots. I know what it's like to be poor, to be nearly homeless at several points in my life, and to live (now) on a fixed income, after serious illness. And although I decided to support Hillary Clinton --for many reasons -- I respect and appreciate the depth of Edwards' work on behalf of those without a voice. I expect him to be a major force in the new Democratic administration.

I voted for him and I gave him money that I could scarcely afford. A pox on the corporate media who deliberately shut him out. Stay strong John. We will not forget your dignity and courage.