The Greatest Cheerleader in Politics Has Joined Team Obama

This has been a great week for America.  The weather is lovely, Weezer released a new single that Perez Hilton is raving about (and with reason -it's amazing!), and Barack Obama has received the golden endorsement of former presidential candidate John Edwards.

It doesn't matter that Clinton killed Obama in the West Virginia primary this week.  We don't know the individual names of the voters there, nor do we know what they stand for.  Statistics indicate that blue collar, working class whites love Clinton.  Well, Congrats Hill- you received their support.

But I can guarantee you one thing:  not one West Virginian- or any American, for that matter- has the charisma and spunk of John Edwards.  I had the pleasure of seeing him speak in person a few years ago when he was a cheerleader- sorry, I mean running mate- for John Kerry. 

I nearly missed out on the whole experience.  I had to beg my conservative Republican bosses from the south if I could leave work early that day to bask in the goodness that is John Edwards.  Sure, they said no; and sure, I blamed my wrongful early leave from work on my rebellious streak against authority (more like a streak against overpaid imbeciles who infested my place of employment with intent to shut it down and pocket millions off of our future job losses).   

I ducked out of the office and ran up the street to see Edwards speak on John Kerry's behalf.  About five minutes into his speech I realized something: this man loves to jump around on stage a lot.  He laughs, he smiles, he waves his arms about when he gets excited, and he sure knows how to work a crowd.  No wonder Hill and Obama were yearning for an Edwards endorsement.

The only thing I hope to see come out of this article is to access YouTube within the next week and see John Edwards cheer remixes to the phrases "End poverty now! (or at least decrease it...yeah!)" and "Go 'Bama! It's yo' birthday! You got my vote! Hurray-ay!" Congratulations, Obama, on this mammoth and bouncy endorsement.