"To Not Say What's Careful And Cautious"

There is a very interesting post on WesternDemocrat asking "Could John Edwards win in the West?" I encourage you to read the whole post. It's relatively short. The post includes a quote by John Edwards from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

"My own view is the next president of the United States, or certainly the one after, is likely to be the single candidate who doesn't sound like a politician," he said. "I want to tell you on a personal level, I'm trying every way I know how not to do it." ... "We've been trained to do the wrong thing," he concluded. "That's the problem." ...

"I'm trying to retrain and recondition myself when I get asked a question to actually answer it -- to not say what I've been trained to say, to not say what's careful and cautious..."

I read this quote and it reminded me of one person:

Jack Carter

Jack Carter is this kind of candidate. He's the one who doesn't sound like a politician, the one who gives straight and honest answers, the one people will vote for in Nevada. The following quote is certainly something a trained pol wouldn't say:

If the Republican-controlled Congress would stand up like the Supreme Court and demand to be a part of the decisions which affect the security of our country instead of rolling over like lap-dogs to every whim of the executive branch, we patriots could go back to making a living.

PS: Jack Carter turned 59 yesterday. Happy belated Birthday!

Contribute to Jack so he can celebrate his 60th in the Senate!