Biden, Clinton, now Richardson. Where would Edwards have fit in?

[NYC_SKP]

Secretary of Labor would be my first guess.

We almost had a Royal Flush, of sorts, in having taken the best of our candidates and composed a highly qualified cabinet.

I'm really happy with the way things are going, except that one of the strongest contenders will not likely be included.

:patriot:

[ellacott]

1. I've been thinking about him lately

Many thought he would have been Attny. Gen.

[Kalyke]

24. Why?

He was never a Constitutional lawyer. He was an ambulence chaser.

I never thought he should have been AG!

[ellacott]

26. I know but that was the popular opinion around here

[Kalyke]

29. The npeople don't think.

Edwards was about Edwards. He wasn't about the poor. He wasn't about labor. He really wasn't even about Two Americas.

He was about himself (and, apparently, his dick).

[ellacott]

30. I agree with you

So much of his life was a contradiction.

[Bake]

40. "Ambulance chaser?"

He was an accomplished plaintiff's lawyer who secured justice for injured persons. He held Big Corporations ACCOUNTABLE (there's that word again!) for their actions when they caused harm to the little guy.

Ambulance chaser indeed. I know some ambulance chasers. Edwards isn't one.

Here's a hint: Next time YOU or your family is injured by a crappy, defective product that made millions for some big corporation, call your accountant. I'm sure he/she can help you out.

Bake

[BurtWorm]

2. Mike Gravel, ambassador to Alaska.

Lee Mercer? Minister of Mentalism?

[mikelgb]

6. rotflol

:rofl:

Mike Gravel should be in the Defense Dept

[AspenRose]

18. Mike Gravel needs to kick Caribou Barbie's ass.

Humph!

[Perky]

32. oh thanks,,,,Now I have that image stuck in my head,

[camera obscura]

34. He actually defended her on the Troopergate charges. Must have had a bad mooseburger.

cuz you'd have to be tripping to find that acceptable.

[mikelgb]

3. Kucinich at Peace Dept would be really nice

or in the labor dept

yeah Edwards is a no go but it would be nice to see nods to all who shared the stage with him

[Alter Ego]

4. Secretary of Boogyin' Down

[Occam Bandage]

19. Heading the Department of Rielle's Interior?

[Alter Ego]

20. Nyuck nyuck nyuck...

[PassingFair]

41. The Oval Orifice? n/t

[Sebass1271]

5. NOT going to happen

he f* it up with that affair.. the last thing Obama needs is more drama in his cabinet after the Hillary pick.

[glitch]

7. Elizabeth Edwards would be terrific! nt

[greguganus]

8. Yep!! Edwards would be great! Just keep her 2-timin' husband away. n/t

[jesus_of_suburbia]

25. I love Elizabeth. I hope she recovers and can play a role in politics if she chooses.

[davepc]

9. Him, Spitzer, and Bill could of headed up the office of adultery.

[WI_DEM]

14. yeah, but my guess is that more than half of Washington would qualify for that position.

they just got caught.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

27. +1 No Doubt!

[PresidentObama]

16. No, no. FreeRepublic is that way....seriously n/t

[DevonRex]

10. I would love Kucinich to get something. BUT after watching him

in the bailout hearings, I think he's just too good at what he does in the House. And those folks in Ohio really depend on him and deserve to have great representation. God, I'd love to see him as Speaker someday.

And Edwards, I dunno. Just because he had a stupid affair, and didn't reveal it prior to running, doesn't mean he's not sincere about his issues. I do think there should be a cooling off period, just to let the public move on to other matters, before he becomes too active again. They will forgive and forget, just not this soon.

[tabbycat31]

11. pre-affair

I would have loved to see him as attorney general.

Now wait till the 2nd term, and then put him in a "poverty czar" position

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

12. Inbetween Hillary And Susan Rice?

:rofl:

[bunnies]

39. ...

:spray: :spank:

[WI_DEM]

13. I agree put Elizabeth Edwards in charge of health care reform.

[rvablue]

31. EE would be my DREAM HHS appointee....but sadly

with her health issues and family obligations with two young kids....it really is only a dream....

:cry:

[PresidentObama]

15. Attorney General n/t

[Occam Bandage]

17. On top of anything in a skirt?

[PresidentObama]

22. Normally I would defend him, but Rielle Hunter was disgusting.

So I can't defend him when you said anything.

:(

[Sebastian Doyle]

21. Edwards would have been Attorney General

And if you compare having an affair with pardoning Mark Rich and defending death squads...... maybe he still should be?

[ellacott]

28. Clinton padoned Marc Rich

[Sebastian Doyle]

35. Holder set it up for him

Of course the President does the actual pardoning, but the deputy AG could have put up someone more worthy. Leonard Peltier comes to mind. (And I sure don't expect Chimpy to pardon him :( )

[ellacott]

38. Still, Clinton pardoned him

Leonard Peltier would have never gotten a pardon from Clinton.

[blm]

42. Holder was pushed and rushed on Marc Rich BY Clinton who was doing it for GHWBush

to protect operatives named in IranContra and BCCI matters.

Clinton didn't want US to know that and misled Holder and others at DoJ - Clinton sided with GHWBush and Scooter Libby who was acting his role as BFEE legal fixer......as usual.

[Kalyke]

23. Hopefully no where.

He was/is such a phony.

[VOX]

33. I was a big Edwards booster in 2004, and I feel totally betrayed by his stupidity...

I had hoped that he would be the Democratic Party presidential nominee in '04. My wife and I donated $2,000 to his campaign, paid to hear him speak, etc.

Now, I can't even think of him without feeling the bile rising. How stupid -- or nervy -- would you have to be, when the RW media are monitoring ***every*** move you make, to go off and have a fling with a new-age groupie, and sneaking around hotels at 2:30 AM??? :crazy: What does that say about his character? And when his wife is battling cancer, no less??? :grr:

Makes me sick...:puke: I hate to turn my back on anyone, but Edwards just doesn't exist any more in my world.

On edit: It's not the sex per se; affairs happen all the time, of course. It's the breach of trust -- he just let so many people down, starting with his family.

[amborin]

37. it's also those disappearing videos

they were disgusting

the ones rielle took

especially the ones of her interviewing him on the plane, just ghastly and disgusting

[Jennicut]

36. We did get the best candidates all in one cabinet, didn't we?

I liked Edwards though I was always with Obama. He really betrayed a lot of people. Not so much because of the affair but the cheating on a wife with cancer...It was pretty low.