Why the right will always be wrong on the Edwardses

[BobcatJH]

You know, there's a very easy-to-understand, very concise, reason why so many right-wingers fail to grasp why John Edwards would choose to stay in the presidential race despite the recurrence of Elizabeth's cancer. And that is this:

Sacrifice, be it personal or shared, isn't a Republican value. Nor is service.

I could expand upon that in much greater detail, and I still might, but that, in a nutshell, says it all. Since Republicans don't understand sacrifice or service, don't respect or honor either, they will never understand what John and Elizabeth are doing. And that fact says as much about their lack of character as it does the Edwardses' abundance of it.

[Dhalgren]

1. Great observation, Bob. Dead-on! K&R!

[IWantAChange]

2. Perfect - 'Sacrifice, be it personal or shared, isn't a Republican value.'

[AnneD]

3. Spot on....

same reason why they don't value our volunteer military and why so many of them don't enlist or are draft dodgers.

[Bitwit1234]

4. One other thing

When a person is seriously ill going on with their daily life and doing what they want helps them get thru the day. I think the Edwards are the type that don't cave in and give up. True American spirit. Not the type that rants and raves about everything.

[waiting for hope]

5. Have you been hearing

all the praise in the Media (forget about Katie) - I think I've heard the words genuine and courageous a zillion times in the last few days. The truth about the Edwards' is getting out, they are both those things and more.