Four years ago I was living with my friend Mitch. One summer morning he woke me up and said: “It’s Lieberman.” The news had just announced that Al Gore had chosen Joe Lieberman as his running mate.
Four years later I’m living in my own apartment. At 7:30 this morning, my phone rang. It was Mitch. “NBC News says that Edwards is the running mate,” he said.
We joked that from now on I should expect a phone call every four years from Mitch telling me who the running mate is.
Anyway, I think Edwards is a fine choice. I liked him in the winter, and I like him now. There are too many months and unpredictables ahead to determine right now who’s going to win the election, but Kerry certainly hasn’t hurt his chances by picking Edwards.
I’m very happy.
I just hope Edwards is tuning his debating skills and memory bank of facts in anticipation for the VP debate. Anyone that remembers Cheney from past debates and many years of MeetThePress engagements (yes, i’m old enough — for all of you with age-related pathologies) knows just how nasty Cheney can whip an enemy, and that his own command (and distortion) of facts is nothing but incredible.
Edwards is an excellent choice, and i’m very excited. He’s as American-Dream as they come nowadays.
.rob adams