Friday, January 04, 2008

Why I think Elizabeth Edwards is an Amazing Person

Elizabeth Edwards is amazing. She is going through chemotherapy and yet at the same time seems to be the unofficial chief strategist and spokesperson for her husband, the former Democratc Senator John Edward's campaign for President. He came in second in Iowa, close in percentage points to Hillary Clinton who came in a close third to Edwards. Although Obama's clear win in Iowa was significant, the race for the primary winners is just beginning. Edwards and Clinton have a way to go. I am impressed with Elizabeth Edwards skills answering questions from news people i.e. Chris Matthews who tried to back her into a corner about trial lawyers organizations having sent Edwards money. Her response was that being a trial lawyer was her husband's profession and he had a right to get their support just the same as if he had been a teacher getting money from a teacher's union. Then Chris Matthews went on to say trial lawyers were ruining Doctor's ability to practice their profession. He mentioned the State of New Hampshire as an example. Elizabeth deftly answered the problem was the insurance companies charging too much for their coverage not the fault of trial lawyers. No one ever says this and I think trial lawyers have become the bad guys so that big business including the pharmaceutical companies can be taken off the hook. I hope the public gets it. Elizabeth Edwards should be running for President. Perhaps, some day she will run for President or for an important office in government that is if she can just beat the breast cancer which I am sure she will.

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