I'm saddened, but not surprised to hear that John Edwards has dropped out of the presidential primary race. John, I am really going to miss you, and I hope you find a position of power and activism in the new administration. Whoever wins, they would be a fool not to include you.

Which, by the way, rumor has it that Hillary Clinton has been in close contact with Edwards since his decision, but Barack Obama...not so much. Except suddenly this morning there is word (from Bob Novak, gag me) that he might be promised the Attorney General position in an Obama administration.

I'm just not liking Obama, despite the recent slew of Kennedy endorsements from Teddy and Caroline. RFK Jr. and other prominent Kennedys are supporting Clinton, so eh....as far as that goes I'll take the advice of Environmentalist RFK Jr. over Uncle Teddy.

I still have concerns about Hillary Clinton, but what it comes down to is this....her policies are more progressive. Barack Obama's policies seem very Republicrat. Economic stimulus? Tax cuts instead of a WPA-style job creation program, and very little direct help for the poor and needy. Not much support for alternative energy. No universal health care coverage.

I just don't get why people think that he is automatically the next most progressive candidate after Edwards. Because he's half black? Does blackness connote progressive politics? Hmmm, Robert Mugabe, Idi Amin, Kwame Kilpatrick and Marion Barry come to mind. So no. Race alone means nothing. Plus hello, he's half white too. BFD. Hillary's not automatically the next most progressive candidate because she's a woman, she is progressive because of her POLICIES.

On a totally unrelated superficial note...boo hoo, I was really hoping for President Sexy Handsome. As teapartys_over wrote at Jezebel.com:

Now I have to deal w/ the Obama/Clinton question next week - I was thinking I'd avoid it by voting for Edwards - a long shot, but I loved his policies and attitude about the lobbyists owning our government. I really believed he'd ride into congress on Jan 20 in some faggy Village People cowboy outfit, brush aside his beautiful hair, and tell Congress their health insurance would be cut off pronto if they couldn't figure it out for the rest of us...and, scene.

For real! Except that I never thought JE has been even remotely faggy. He's well-groomed and handsome. If that's enough to make a man homosexual, well then, my husband is a fag too. Except of course, he's not.

By the way, I never knew that I was riding the cutting edge with this year's hot new accessory, but apparently I am. Nice to know that I can still keep up with trends, without even trying. In my current sleep-deprived state (one sick, coughing, complaining, bedwetter and one teething daredevil), I need to feel as stylish as possible. Every little bit helps, you know?