Great. Now there's no "hope" for the Hillary lie to continue. I want Edwards on a commision post serving the poor. That is what his mission was and everyone should welcome him on their team to combat poverty in America or as Attorney General. He's a good man.

Ironically, will Edwards endorse anyone? We know his wife likes Hillary's health care plan better than Obama's. Problem is, Edwards plan was similar, so he'd be sort of stuck....Anyway, he wouldn't really help either one of them, remember this is a spot he has been in before. If having him as VP was critical, it would have helped then!

John Edwards is a good man, but he still carries the baggage of the John Kerry loss in 2004.

The best move for Edwards would be to align himself with another positive Democrat, Al Gore.

Clinton and Obama will have torn each other apart by the August convention making neither one electable.

A Gore/Edwards ticket would be a unifying move by the Democratic party to produce a November win.

Who can believe what this guy says? He said he would not run if his wife had cancer... but justified it. Maybe he is just going to dedicate the rest of his live at a hedge fund to learn more about poverty. He is a wonderful person.

I believe John Edwards wants to be Attorney General if either Clinton or Obama wins that's why he isn't endorsing anyone. I never believed he was remotely interested in VP. By the way, who in the right mind would want to be VP with big Bill looking over his/her shoulder every step of the way?

Edwards is an honorable man who shares the goals of Hillary Clinton for healthcare and helping disadvantaged citizens to have jobs with a decent income. If too many starry-eyed first timers had not given Obama an undeserved advantage, he might still be in the race. Was it a slap in the face for Kerry to endorse Obama instead of Edwards? I believe so. I also believe that Hillary is the most intelligent, knowledgeable and experienced candidate now in the race. Edwards has to recognize that. Whatever his decision, he and the superdelegates need to wait until everyone has voted before weighing in. The life of the Democrat Party depends on that.

The Wright comments are soooooooooooo old.

Go find something new to whine about because the Rev issue is over!

Obama's not worried
The Republicans aren't worried
Hillary isn't worried. She's worrying about bigger things right now like lying, raising money for her campaign and coming up with her next skit as being a Nascar driver when she hits NC and Indiana.

I know I'm disappointed that Edwards is not accepting VP. How irrelevant is this?

Sad

He would of made the best Democratic canidate for President out of all them.

Just the way primaries are set up, it the reason he is not.

Who on earth would pick him as running mate? any mental healthy presidential candidate will have to avoid him after watching the last debate he had with Chaney.

Would like to see Jim Webb as V.P.

The Republicans' Weapons of Mass Distraction and Destroy Mission = Rev Wright, "anti-American" symbols/comments, etc...

OBAMA IS DOING PRETTY WELL DURING THE PRIMARY BUT WHAT HAPPENS THEN IF HE GETS THE NOMINEE AND HILLARY'S SUPPORTERS DEFECT TO MCCAIN? ANYWAY, WE SHOULD WORRY ABOUT OBAMA BEING THE NOMINEE BECAUSE HE WILL NOT BE. CLINTON WILL WIN THE PRIMARY AND THE GENERAL ELECTION. GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Wow, he has NO political clout with me now. I liked him going into the convention with some political power (delegates and popularity), but not being open to possibilities is him giving up.

Disappointing, to say the least.

And Barack Obama said he wouldn't run for President in his first Senate term.

I agree with the poster who said that Edwards has some unhappy memories when he ran as John Kerry's VP....and then Kerry snubs him when Edwards wants to take his shot.

It would have been better timing for Mr. Edwards to endorse someone when he had more political currency. But he seems unwilling to publically endorse either candidate.

Perhaps he can be a "neutral" party leader who is the uniter and helps seat the Michigan and Florida delegations.

That would be so fitting for him to come out as the real uniter and soul of the Democratic party, wouldn't it?

Who in their right mind would offer him the VP slot?!! He was a terrible choice for Kerry--doing nothing to help him during the general. If he can't be the big cheese, he doesn't want to play. Whatever you do Barack, don't pick him as your VP!

John Edwards wants to be more important than he is. He is so into himself and loves being in the center of attention. Hillary and Barack obviously didn't chase after him to endorse them as much as he wanted, so he isn't endorsing anyone.

Personally, I do not believe he would be a positive as VP for Hillary nor Barack.

DM, agree with you that John Edwards is into himself and is too much angry to be a VP for anybody. He wants to fight against everybody and anybody. He has played a good role at the begining of the primaries because he has helped Hillary to think that she is just a human being, the 'inevitable, bosnian sniper has become the evitable and the unelectable. God bless America and God bless Obama. OBAMA08.

Way back when (two months ago) EVERYONE was watching the S Carolina debate to find out if Sen. Obama was real change from the politics as usual...

Obama On Tony Rezco, "I only worked for five hours for a client as a junior lawyer." and later, "he never asked me for anything." Is he lying or naïve?

and more ..

If my Pastor said America is responsible for 9/11 and "god d@#$ America", wouldn’t most Americans stand up and walk out.... How can a US Senator Take that... Obama said, "I was never there", and then later "I was there" ... the Republicans are going to dismantle Sen. Obama …if he wins the Nomination..

I agree, I believe he's waiting to be appointed Attorney General, and then he'll combat poverty via taking on the corporations. Or he could end up being a supreme court nominee.

Wise thinking, Edward.

Hillary should also not accept any VP offer from Obama.

Both of you have better credentials to be the President of the United States.

Hillary would be better off pursuing her own course ... maybe, be the next Governor of New York.

Or be MCCain's VP ... Sounds like a crazy idea?
I think not. I think a MCCain/Hillary ticket is a potentially winning ticket.

Why? Because I believe no Republicans, extreme or moderate, will vote Obama (partly because of the Wright affair)

Then there are enough Independents who will vote Republican now, again because of the Wright affair.

Add to that Hillary's supporters ... She has a BIG support base ... You have her 28% for sure. The rest can be won over ...

MCCAIN/HILLARY ... is a strong ticket.

Not true that Republicans will not vote Obama because he is black.

Nothing to do with race.

Republicans will vote Colin Powell or Secretary Rice in a heartbeat and they are both Black ..

It is NOT the color ...

Rethink: It could only work as Clinton/McCain as she has more knowledge of the economy. But that will never happen.

John Edwards' wife had not been re-diagnosed with cancer when he announced his candidacy for the President of the US. It was found after he was in the race. He and Elizabeth jointly decided to continue the race. I think that an individual should be able to correct a mis-statement of fact that a previous commenter has put on this board. Perhaps I should have known better. The media made certain that John Edwards was not covered as other candidates were. You also have made it crystal clear that you favor Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton.

The time has long come when the intelligence of America can accept a woman or a person of color. A more fitting comparison would be either a black man vs a white man or a black woman vs a white woman. in this instance, it's not that she is a woman that makes it impossible to back her. It's that she is not genuine.

Personally I was sorry to see John Edwards out of the race for '08. He is young, vibrant and has a connection with the majority of the American people. Wish there was some way he was back in the race.

I wish he would step up. I really respect him. I voted for Edwards twice. I really think he would make a great VP with Obama. That would be the dream team. They think the same. So Edward or someone who knows him please tell him the American People still needs him, we need him to be on our side.

I dont trust Obama or the Oprah horse he rode in on. He has the pied piper effect on everyone, and I am not following. If Hillary is not our democrate canidate, this democrate will vote republican. I do wish that Edwards would just come out and say whom he will support.

Sherr is all wet here. John Edwards would be the BEST VP, and many people hope that Obama would ask Edwards to be VP. Maybe he's keeping his hand close to his chest before saying anything. Insinuating that he's waiting for a VP spot makes him look opportunistic. I believe he knows what he's doing and I do hope he is the VP for Obama. He should not sully his character by associating with Hillary. She is not a shoe-in for the nomination and I doubt that he'd want to run with her even if she asked him.

I just love everyone who keeps saying Hillary is SO experieinced. Have you read ANYTHING about Whitewater? The Clintons are bad news!!! They know how to lie to get where they need to be. Typical political rhetoric...They scare me...

Cindy, what exactly have you "read" about Whitewater that a $50 million dollar investigation couldn't find? That's right - our country spent $50 million dollars trying to dig up dirt on the Clintons and the only thing Ken Starr found was a blow job that Bill lied about. I don't support Hillary Clinton, but there isn't anything at all to the "Whiterwater Scandal", including the death of Vince Foster. People kill themselves all the time...you should try it.

Bob, I agree with you totally. We have wasted enough time and certainly enough money regarding Whitewater. Bill got a bj, so what, the only people that should really care about that is Hillary and Chelsea. Was it right, obviously not but it was personal. Enough already!

John Edwards would make the best Secretary of Poverty in the President Hillary Clinton cabinet..a post which she today said she would establish if elected.

Sadly, I have to agree that I will be one Democrat voting for McCain should Obama win the Democratic primary. Particularly as my vote was thrown away by the Democratic party as I am a Floridian. I'm a little disgusted that the Democratic party allowed the Republican-controlled Florida leaders who voted to move our primary up to discount the vote of a state that will be so influential in the actual election.

And as MPWDC said, while you don't have to agree with everything your pastor says, the fact that you choose to stay in a church where the pastor spouts such racist drivel says a lot about the kind of voter you're pandering to. And I don't choose to support a politician who feels the need to appear as one of that kind of constituency. If those are the voters he's courting, Obama's underlying views are definitely not all about uniting us all as one big happy family.

Whatever you can say about the Clintons, Bill had the ability to move in both the national and the global arenas as a force of conciliation and cooperation, and I believe Hillary shares that with him, though she's had less opportunity to work on a global level. Actions speak louder than words, and I'll go with Hillary's actions as a senator versus Obama's constant prating about change while he subtly sends the message that he, too, believes in black persecution and the evil America by supporting a pastor such as Wright. Of course, if he advocated for personal responsibility and called his pastor on his comments, he'd be called a traitor to his race and a lot of blacks wouldn't vote for him. I might though, since I'd respect him a lot more.

Good for you and right thinking, Edwards.

You dont want to be Obama's VP, and Al Gore surely doesn't need a Cabinet position from Obama ...

And if Hillary is not the nominee, Hillary doesn't want to be VP for Obama either.

You are all much better off on your own ... All your credentials outshine Obama's ...

Edwards for Clinton's poverty secretary???????
Sure, he earned less millions than the Clintons; though his coiffeur is much much richer than the Clintons'.

All of them are shameless millionaires with populist speeches, they would surey succeed together.

I still think Edwards would be a great Attorney General

Question: Can Edwards, a Democrat, endorse a Republican? Or, better yet, an Independent?