The first spin was that we actually won that war. It was ten years after the fall of Saigon before I heard anything different on the tube. Then the spin was that yes we had lost, but only because of betrayal by those dirty antiwar hippies. Now it seems to be that our gracious leaders got us out entirely separate from the millions of people in the streets literally shaking the buildings with antiwar chants and the middle class that we had turned as much against that war as this one – despite the fact that government had enjoyed much greater credibility up to that point.

I agree with nanookmn that Edwards got little coverage – but I would go farther. There was a virtual media blackout where he was concerned. The most egregious example was after his second place finish in New Hampshire. Edwards was barely mentioned – all the media focus was on the first and third place.

Mr. Ackerman seems to be suggesting that citizen action is not only pointless but counterproductive. He mentions the "Betrayus" ad and the furor it engendered – but not the enormous amount of money it raised for MoveOn.

He points out that JE is identified with the left – OMG! – and some don't like that.

Maybe all us leftists should just lay down and die. Then the right would be happy and everything would be just hunky-dory.

Sorry, buddy. Everything the left has wrested from the oligarchy in charge in this country – from child labor laws to the minimum wage to, yes, the end of the war – we had to fight for. Yes, they demonized us – the closer we get to success, the more they rant. But when we quit fighting, they just run roughshod. I understand that George III demonized the colonists too. I think they learned to live with it.

The first spin was that we actually won that war. It was ten years after the fall of Saigon before I heard anything different on the tube. Then the spin was that yes we had lost, but only because of betrayal by those dirty antiwar hippies. Now it seems to be that our gracious leaders got us out entirely separate from the millions of people in the streets literally shaking the buildings with antiwar chants and the middle class that we had turned as much against that war as this one – despite the fact that government had enjoyed much greater credibility up to that point.

I agree with nanookmn that Edwards got little coverage – but I would go farther. There was a virtual media blackout where he was concerned. The most egregious example was after his second place finish in New Hampshire. Edwards was barely mentioned – all the media focus was on the first and third place.

Mr. Ackerman seems to be suggesting that citizen action is not only pointless but counterproductive. He mentions the "Betrayus" ad and the furor it engendered – but not the enormous amount of money it raised for MoveOn.

He points out that JE is identified with the left – OMG! – and some don't like that.

Maybe all us leftists should just lay down and die. Then the right would be happy and everything would be just hunky-dory.

Sorry, buddy. Everything the left has wrested from the oligarchy in charge in this country – from child labor laws to the minimum wage to, yes, the end of the war – we had to fight for. Yes, they demonized us – the closer we get to success, the more they rant. But when we quit fighting, they just run roughshod. I understand that George III demonized the colonists too. I think they learned to live with it.

Since the general election in 2004, John Edwards has spent his time working with individuals and groups to help people in need. That's exactly what I've been doing and what my friends have been doing ever since that fateful election. All this time we've thought of ourselves as volunteers, as concerned members of our community. Now you tell us that we've actually been compaigning for the presidency. What a shock!

The powers that be don't like Edwards. He's no radical, but he is principled. He's not going to go "quietly into the night," and neither will we.

Since the general election in 2004, John Edwards has spent his time working with individuals and groups to help people in need. That's exactly what I've been doing and what my friends have been doing ever since that fateful election. All this time we've thought of ourselves as volunteers, as concerned members of our community. Now you tell us that we've actually been compaigning for the presidency. What a shock!

The powers that be don't like Edwards. He's no radical, but he is principled. He's not going to go "quietly into the night," and neither will we.

The first spin was that we actually won that war. It was ten years after the fall of Saigon before I heard anything different on the tube. Then the spin was that yes we had lost, but only because of betrayal by those dirty antiwar hippies. Now it seems to be that our gracious leaders got us out entirely separate from the millions of people in the streets literally shaking the buildings with antiwar chants and the middle class that we had turned as much against that war as this one – despite the fact that government had enjoyed much greater credibility up to that point.

I agree with nanookmn that Edwards got little coverage – but I would go farther. There was a virtual media blackout where he was concerned. The most egregious example was after his second place finish in New Hampshire. Edwards was barely mentioned – all the media focus was on the first and third place.

Mr. Ackerman seems to be suggesting that citizen action is not only pointless but counterproductive. He mentions the "Betrayus" ad and the furor it engendered – but not the enormous amount of money it raised for MoveOn.

He points out that JE is identified with the left – OMG! – and some don’t like that.

Maybe all us leftists should just lay down and die. Then the right would be happy and everything would be just hunky-dory.

Sorry, buddy. Everything the left has wrested from the oligarchy in charge in this country – from child labor laws to the minimum wage to, yes, the end of the war – we had to fight for. Yes, they demonized us – the closer we get to success, the more they rant. But when we quit fighting, they just run roughshod. I understand that George III demonized the colonists too. I think they learned to live with it.

Since the general election in 2004, John Edwards has spent his time working with individuals and groups to help people in need. That’s exactly what I’ve been doing and what my friends have been doing ever since that fateful election. All this time we’ve thought of ourselves as volunteers, as concerned members of our community. Now you tell us that we’ve actually been compaigning for the presidency. What a shock!

The powers that be don’t like Edwards. He’s no radical, but he is principled. He’s not going to go "quietly into the night," and neither will we.