Edwards' Campaign Manager to Endorse Obama

Representative (former) Bonior was a victim of Michigan's population loss in the last census count, which resulted in our losing a seat in the House. While we are fortunate to have Senators and Representatives of good conscience and who advocate for the well being of the citizenry and therefore the Nation, I was extremely disappointed that we lost Rep. Bonior. His one weak area for me was with regards to the automobile industry, but that is true all of our House and Senate representatives; this is Michigan after all.

He was a very visible and vocal advocate for us "ordinary working people & families"; and a very visible and vocal thorn in the side of the administration of President George W. Bush, as well as the Republican "powers that be" in Congress and elsewhere.

I very much like the idea of Rep. Bonior as Secretary of Labor in the coming Democratic Administration.

I have been a strong supporter of Senator (former) Edwards; but I have also been disappointed that he seems to be sitting this one out. He definitely had and does (hopefully, still) have more in common with Senator Obama than with Senator Clinton. I have to wonder if his motivation has been to not alienate either, in the hopes of a position in the new Democratic Administration taking office in January, 2009.

That said, I also very much like the idea of Senator Edwards as Attorney General in the incoming Democratic Administration.

With regards to the delegates from Michigan and Florida, it is the Michigan Democratic Party "Powers That Be" (MDPPTB) and the Florida Republican Dominated Legislature (FRDL), who knowingly violated the DNC rules for conduct of the primary election(s), that bear the burden of blame for the situation in which the citizens of those two states find themselves. The common drumbeat of "the people who voted in those primaries votes deserve to be counted, and should not be unfairly disenfranchised from the precess". I contend that it isn't about the citizens who did vote, as much as it is about the citizens who did not vote, because it was pointless. It did not count! And in Michigan we could not even write in a candidate, as those votes would be thrown out. So to now seat the Michigan and Florida delegates according to those pseudo primary elections would just be another slap in the face to those of us who already feel that we have been disenfranchised.

The only bright spot in all of this, was that some of us were finally in a reasonable position to vote for Representative Kucinich. My only regret is that I didn't think of the tactical possibilities of voting for Rep. Kucinich in time to attempt to create an organized campaign to encourage citizens to vote for Rep. Kucinich. Such a campaign could have possibly given Rep. Kucinich a sizable number of Delegates and if we were also successful in convincing the DNC that the delegations from Michigan and Florida should be seated at the Convention, Rep. Kucinich might very well be in a position to influence who would be the Democratic nominee, as well as the platform on which the nominee would run.

I would be ecstatic to have either Rep. Bonior or Rep. Kucinich serve as the Secretary of Labor in the new Democratic Administration taking office in January of 2009.

I supported John Edwards and completely support his reluctance to endorse either candidate. Neither fully represents what his platform was about, why the heck should he endorse? I don't want anyone to tell me who I should support, I did the research and made a decision ON MY OWN, I didn't need J.E. to tell me who to choose.

Bonior is a separate person, not an extension of J.E., why the heck shouldn't he endorse anyone he wants anytime he chooses.

ohn Edwards is definitely not a decider. I think his wife does the decidering.

i believe the rest of the world does not admire america at the moment,the people are fine its your policies that are disliked, that is why people overseas have been so attentive to the elections, senator obama is like a breath of fresh air, he brings hope that change will occur, change that the western world can believe in, america has come across as very racist, or is it the spin by republican news channels that has engendered this picture , it seems that the clintons in their belief in their right to rule has encouraged this devide ,it has set back race relations just when right thinking people have done away with this nonsense and to blame rev wright for his sometimes angry tirades is to lack understanding of the past and what african americans had to endure, he should let the past go ,but so should the racial divides be let go,christianity is not a right of white people only ,the most sincere and heartfelt spitituality was portrayed by colored races because God was their main hope, Jesus wasnt born white in washington,he was born in a middle eastern country and was brown , if you believe what christianity teaches we are all in it together, hate is not christian. the clintons have their adgenda , and it dosnt appear to be philantropic, i dont believe the clintons are actually racist ,it was a weapon to be used in the fight, encouraged by the likes of fox channel, who by the way come across as the catalyst for all the mean retoric in this fight to the white house, you could say this shouldnt concern overseas people, well it does, we suffer for the politics of america, who do you think caused the rise in gas prices? the investors in the big oil cartels, the people who were for war in the middle east, the republicans and the top money families ,thats who , plus other big money people around the world, obama seeks to change things for the better, please give him the chance , my son has just come in from a contract at a college, we had a laugh ,he said a new teacher from uk told him his mum and 15 friends email friends and family all over the world just as i do , and everyone says obama is the hope we have all been waiting for, i personaly have given myself eyestrain from reading the emails on these pages, its been sad and exciting, in the beginning we all liked clinton, but her negativity and self righteous is a real turnoff, now she is coming across as plain selfish , its all about her ,it should be about the people, good luck to the democrats in november, the eyes of the world are upon you, do the decent thing put bigotry behind you , america is a great country dont destoy it, posted by Elle

Barbara in Alexandria,
Do you know how ridiculous you sound? How can Barack Obama be a racist? He is half-white & half-black , who was raised by his WHITE mother & his WHITE grandparents. He was not going to that church for 20 years just because of Rev. Wright, it was because of JESUS & all of the wonderful ministries they offered at the church. Have you been listening to your own candidate lately? Hillary has said on more than 1 occasion that "the differences between her and Barack PALE in comparison to the differences she has with McCain". She also said she would campaign for the eventual Democratic nominee. Do you really want 4 MORE YEARS OF THE SAME? Believe me,Barbara, you don't know McSame the way I know him. I feel like he has been my Senator FOREVER. But this year I want him to stay my Senator. I DO NOT want him to be moving his family to Washington next year. PLEASE,all of you disgruntled Clinton supporters,think about a hasty move to McSAME before you actually make the mistake of voting for him. OBAMA '08

Jayhawk:

Excuse me, but McCain has flip flopped on countless important issues, such as the Bush tax cuts, it's going to make the Republicans sorry they ever perfected using that line of attack in 2004. McCain makes Kerry look like the King of Consistency.

You say that Obama has changed his religion. How many times do you people have to be told: HE IS NOT AND NEVER HAS BEEN A MUSLIM! It is a shame that you are either gullible enough to believe the vicious rumors flying around cyberspace or are purposely spreading these lies out of pure maliciousness.

Is he a SD? If not, who cares!!

Hoosier Sue,

I'm sorry, but you really do not know what you're talking about. Obama does support Universal Health Care, he's just not going to force you to buy into it. If you want it, though, you'll get it under his plan, and Bill Clinton's former Secretary of Labor said that it would be more affordable than Hillary's plan. And are you serious about McCain's plan? You need to do some research, my friend.

"He also will address climate change."
-Sorry, McCain has one of the worst environmental voting records out there. He skipped every single important environmental vote in 2007 and got a "0" score from League of Conservation Voters.

"Iraq is not an issue for me, because I think Obama will be far more dangerous in the Middle East than most people think (he's supported by anti-Semites)."

So I suppose you voted for George W. four years ago when he told you that the terrorists want John Kerry to win, too? Please, I beg of you, USE YOUR BRAIN! Obama's has plenty of Jewish support, and consistently has come out in support of Israel. His stance on talking to our enemies is shared by prominent foreign policy Republicans like Brent Scowcroft and Democrats like 9/11 Commission Chair Lee Hamilton (one of the most respected foreign policy minds in Washington). Look it up, I dare you.

Welcome to the Obama train Mr. Bonier! Choo-Choo! It's absolutely essential for America's future that Barack Obama be sworn in as President in 2009! We cannot afford four more years of George W. Bush (JOHN McSAME!)

HoosierSue, do you seriously think Hillary could possibly run for president again? Even the Clintons don't have that many lives. I also find it curious that you, a self-described moderate, prefer her more liberal healthcare plan. But let me ask you this: If Hillary can't beat a black one-term senator who, as you claim, doesn't have a shot at the presidency, how are we supposed to believe she can beat anybody else?

Like anyone cares what David Bonior has to say or who he endorses?

Bonior failed in his work for Edwards, and now he wants to weigh in with an endorsement for Obama.

Obama is a political hack who changes positions, religions, and everything else depending on when and where he happens to be.

Bonior and people like him are why I am voting for John McCain.

I guess the Bush-Clinton dynasty is over now.

WOW. Feels like democracy again.

rich, Obama doesn't offer Universal Health Care, so you don't have to vote for him on that issue. McCain is going to issue up to a $5,000 tax credit to pay for healthcare, so that's fine with me. He also will address climate change. Iraq is not an issue for me, because I think Obama will be far more dangerous in the Middle East than most people think (he's supported by anti-Semites).

If Obama becomes the nominee, moderates like me will flock to McCain. The Dem controlled congress will keep him for going too far-right. It will be a perfect match.

McCain '08! Clinton '12!

POTUS OBAMA!!!!
Learn to accept it now, no stopping the will of the voters.

Face it folks, there will never be a President Obama. He cannot win -- I have been around a long ime and have seen candidates like him --Eugene McCarthy, McGovern -- I campaigned for them and know that the United States does not vote for people so far to the left -- take it to the bank -- there will never be a President Obama. Obama supporters are so naive it's mind-boggling.

bush is squandering tax payer's dollars, bankrupting the nation and digging us deeper into debt by refusing to exit an iraqi civil war that he started that can't be won.

clinton is squandering the dollars of her supporter's, bankrupting her campaign and digging herself deeper into debt by refusing to exit a racial civil war that she started that she can not win....

O.M.G! how can anyone support this?!?!

Barbara in Alexandria - you are no more a Democrat than John McCain is the Pope. Just another Repub Troll trying to elicit a response. A feminist perhaps, but no true Democrat. No woman in her right mind is going to vote for a president who is going to remove her right of choice, just because her candidate did not win.

MICH can count, but they have to agree to move their date behind New Hampshire by two months.
The idea of having a teeny state first is so that anyone can go there and meet everyone in every town and be heard. There are only a few towns of consequence and no real cities. If MICH and Florida were the first week, only actors, sports figures and billionaires (Perot/Forbes), "name brands", maybe EVITA, and the occasional millionaire scion of a wealthy family (see Romneys, Kennedys, DuPonts, Rockefellers, Gores) , would be able to be a successful candidate. That is not democracy, that is buying the election. That's why the DNC committee voted to have NH first, so the election could not be bought outright if you have two states like MICH and Florida with 35 million people, first.
That must be publicly discussed. There is a good reason to have NH first and the MICH people have to cop to it, in public and agree to respect it.

HRC has finally hit the bottom of her campaign topics.
Now she appeals in WV and KY as follows: DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IS IT TO DO THIS, AS A WOMAN?

And HRC, it is not hard to do it as a black man?

HRC, until 1954, Catholic catechism was taught that all Jews, living and dead were personally responsible for Jesus's death, not the Roman soldiers and politicians.

Do you have any idea how difficult it is to be a Jew in a town of all Christians, when they are not allowed to date you, you are not allowed to be a member of their clubs, you are not invited to their fraternities?

So actually HRC, lots of people have had it rough, only you are reduced to appealing to women to stick with you, because you all had it so hard.

What about ideas? What about restoring habeus corpus, the right to be charged with a crime?
Not on your agenda, eh?

I've heard of David Bonior, of course -- long time Democratic house leader on bread-and-butter issues, peace isues.

But who's this Edwards person you keep referring to? & what's Edwards last name?