The Drudge Report is reporting that presidential aspirant, Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) was televised chewing gum while on C-SPAN.

What a gooberhead.

Being from North Carolina is definitely a handicap once you leave home (as all of the assembled Burls, I think, can attest). This, however, can be overcome with years of training and / or education. Apparently, Mr. Edwards hasn't been out of town long enough to realize just what a hayseed he is. Couple this cluelessness with the fact that he's both a lawyer and a senator (a trifecta!) and his chances of being elected president evaporate like a ghost in a smoky room.

Why is it that people with nice haircuts and a lot of money think they have what it takes to be president of the most powerful republic / empire in the history of time? I don't get it. Just because John Kennedy did it doesn't mean that anyone else ever will.

22 Jan 03 dpny