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January 5, 2008

Is Change Possible in Washington?

Chales Gibson, the moderator of the debates, is not afraid to really give it to the candidates.

"I've covered Washington for a long time and I know President Clinton came to Washington talking about change. President Bush came to Washington talking about change. So many people in the administrations and in Congress say Washington is set up to resist change," Gibson said.

In response to Gibson's assertion that her husband's campaign didn't change the problems in Washington, Clinton quickly pointed to her husband's two terms in office - particularly his balanced budget - as an example of change.

Edwards responded: "If it is personal for you -- and this is extraordinarily personal for me -- if it's personal for you, then you can be successful bringing about the change."

Edwards said Washington needs another Teddy Roosevelt, who, he said, didn't make deals with the trusts and monopolies in Washington. Edwards isn't the first person to allude to Teddy Roosevelt this week. Joe Lieberman said John McCain would be the best president since Roosevelt on Wednesday at a coffee shop meet-and-greet in Concord, N.H.

-Andrew Restuccia

Posted by The Sun Newsroom at January 5, 2008 10:16 PM