Get rid of Bush - Who are the alternatives?
John Edwards
abridged from www.voanews.com
"Who is in the best position to change what's going on in Washington? People who have spent a lot of time there? People who have spent most of their lives in politics, or somebody who comes from a very different place, who's been fighting these people all his life? That's me, and that's why people should vote for John Edwards," he said.
At a recent debate among Democratic presidential candidates, Senator Edwards accused these same types of special interests of controlling the White House.
"Whether we're talking about drug companies, insurance companies, whoever we're talking about tonight - they've been here a long time," he said.
"We have an unwholesome alliance between the president of the United States, who is, in fact, supposed to stand up to those people and stand up for the American people. And he is completely married to them."
Senator Edwards supported the president in going to war with Iraq. But he has maintained that the United States should do more to include the United Nations and other allies in the Iraqi reconstruction effort. Senator Edwards has outlined his ideas in a 60-page booklet that includes plans to create more jobs, beef up domestic defense, provide health care for every child and provide a free first year of schooling in public colleges