  Ah, sweet bitterness. Haven't seen you in quite a while. John Kerry (He's a war hero, you know) has picked NC Senator Edwards as his running mate for this fall.
This was a good move for Kerry (who is a war hero, you know). At first, I was thinking, this will bring in the southern vote for the Democrats. But after some reflection, I don't think this is the case. Bush is an extremely galvanizing president. Most people who pay any attention to politics fall into three groups. 1) They LOVE Bush and he can do no wrong. 2) They used to like him, but there is an issue or two that has made them disaffected and they probably won't end up voting this time. 3) They just HATE Bush and would vote for a block of wood with a head over him just to see him OUT OF OFFICE!!!
Now personally, I fall into category 2. I think what he is doing in the War on Terror is a good thing. I believe things are going well in Iraq, much better than we are hearing from the major news outlets (based upon what several people who either were or are over there have told me personally).
I think the tax cuts were a very good move, as the added economic activity brought about by them gives us a multiplier effect which actually ends up bringing in MORE tax dollars. The two issues, however, that bother me are amnesty for illegal aliens and free trade, namely the applauding of the offshoring of American jobs. Both of these have got to stop. With all things being equal, I believe that Amercia would do very well with free trade. However, all things are NOT equal. That is another rant, though. Basically, what I see is catering to corporations by lowering the cost of labor. So we will end up in one of TWO classes: Wealthy stockholders & Lawers, and the rest of us (fry cooks, garbage men, and wal-mart shelf-stockers).
Now, I'm sure that isn't the intention, as that is just plain evil. It will however be the eventual result of the current economic policies. ANYWAY, I will not vote for John Kerry (even though he's a war hero, you know). Kerry's (who's a war hero, you know) best chance is for the above mentioned group 2 to either stay home and not vote or vote for a third party candidate. Edwards will help accomplish that, because as of right now, most group 2 people don't have an opinion about Edwards.
However, had Kerry (who's a war hero, you know) picked Hillary Clinton, I and most other group 2 people would crawl through a pit of poisonous snakes to vote for Bush. So, Edwards was a good choice for Kerry's (who's a war hero, you know) VP, but I doubt it will have much effect on things, since in this election, it appears that most people will either be voting for or against Bush. Just my opinion. 
