Summary
Despite his youthful appearance, Sen. John Edwards does not appear to be the fresh face of the Democratic Party. In contrast to the forward-looking keynote speech by Illinois state Sen. Barack Obama, the vice presidential nominee's speech Wednesday night echoed an earlier era, which may no longer move many Americans.
Drawing on rhetoric from his "two Americas" stump speech, Mr. Edwards described an America riven by race and ruled by robber barons. According to Mr. Edwards, the rich in America always have the best of the country's "two health care systems," "two public school systems" and "two different economies." The rest of Americans "live paycheck to paycheck," and if something goes wrong, they "go right off the cliff." In Mr. Edwards' America, citizens must turn to the federal government for help and even hope, since no matter how hard they work they are likely to fall behind.See the full content of this document
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Stale Tragedy of Two Americas
That stark picture of America seems faded, especially when contrasted with Mr. Obama's de...
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