John Edwards: Right (or should I say Left) on the Issues. It's time to pay the piper

John Edwards for President-A Strong Military for a New Century

Moving Beyond the "War on Terror"

“The core of this presidency has been a political doctrine that George Bush calls the ‘Global War on Terror.’ He has used this doctrine like a sledgehammer to justify the worst abuses and biggest mistakes of his administration, from Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib, to the war in Iraq. The worst thing about the Global War on Terror approach is that it has backfired—our military has been strained to the breaking point and the threat from terrorism has grown.”

“We need a post-Bush, post-9/11, post-Iraq American military that is mission-focused on protecting Americans from 21st century threats, not misused for discredited ideological pursuits. We need to recognize that we have far more powerful weapons available to us than just bombs, and we need to bring them to bear. We need to reengage the world with the full weight of our moral leadership.”

“What we need is not more slogans but a comprehensive strategy to deal with the complex challenge of both delivering justice and being just. Not hard power. Not soft power. Smart power.”

It's time. I've been waiting for a candidate to break out. John Edwards is more right than anyone else on the issues. He actually is willing to put it out there and tell us where he stands, where the other candidates are not. Congressional Democrats are selling out and giving Bush a blank check on the war. Edwards is calling them out. And he is challenging you, me, and our neighbors to up the level on the Iraq war. This memorial day.

Lives are at stake.

It's time. I'm sending $$ to the Edwards Campaign this week.