Remember the story Edwards told about the mother in Kansas City? [View All]

There is no doubt in my mind that Edwards was telling the truth. For those of you who didn't hear it, he said he met a mother from KC who told him that she can't afford to pay both her rent and her gas bill so she sends her kids to bed with several layers of clothing on so they will stay warm. She tells them not to tell anyone at school that they have no heat in their house or they will be taken away from her.

I posted here right before Christmas that when I asked one of my kids what he wanted for Christmas, he told me "electricity". :cry:

Children living in poverty is a very serious problem here in the US. My concern for these kids is one of the main reasons I am a Democrat. I see hope in my party for programs that will help these kids and ensure they will live better lives as adults than the lives they live as children. Compassionate conservative republicans have had their chance and they have done nothing to address poverty. They offer scorn to the poor and a "I got mine, you get yours" selfish attitude.

I know I am preaching to the choir here on DU. And that is one reason I come here.

After hearing what Edwards said about the mother in Kansas City, and his determination to help people like her, I knew I would have no problem pledging my support to him if Kucinich quit the race.

So I have a new avatar and a new sig pic too. The sig pic was taken at our SCHIP rally in October.