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"See, the part I don't understand is why one who made such an obvious mistake should believe that his penance for that mistake is to announce that he is running for President. Where is it said that "learning from your mistakes too late" made one qualified for the highest office in the land nowdays?"

People out of office don't have a great track record when it comes to making changes in the Iraq War. Obviously, if Edwards became President, he'd have more power to end the Iraq War than if he were holding a sign at some protest. I exaggerate, but you get the idea.

"If find it harsh and unjust that we promote folks to bigger jobs simply for admitting way later that they were totally wrong. That is a very low standard of qualification in my book."

That isn't the only reason, obviously.