Edwards Says Bush to Blame for Iraq Aftermath

[GreenPartyVoter]

HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator and possible Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards blasted the Bush administration on Friday for the chaotic aftermath of the Iraq war and said President Bush, not his underlings, is to blame.
"If you look at what's happening, there's a lot of discussion and debate around the country about Don Rumsfeld and whether the secretary of defense should be fired and whether he should resign," Edwards said in a fiery speech to the Texas Democratic Party annual convention.

"Let me say this very simply -- the person who is responsible is the commander in chief," he said to loud applause from the enthusiastic crowd in Bush's home state.

"Where I come from, we say a fish stinks from the head down," said Edwards, who is from North Carolina.

http://news1.iwon.com/politics/article/id/377023|politics|06-18-2004::23:49|reuters.html

[Blue Gardener]

1. "Where I come from, we say a fish stinks from the head down"

Excellent quote. I love this guy! He would make an excellent VP.

[terrya]

2. Memo to Kerry: Pick up the phone, call Edwards, offer him the VP slot.

That's just what needs to be said. John Edwards has it exactly right.