There are rumors that Edwards is holding out for a cabinet post...

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

Assuming it's true, then what do you think he wants and what do you think he would be best for?

Wants: State
Best for: Justice

[chimpymustgo]

1. RUMOR!!! Good fucking GOD!

[LakeSamish706]

7. It was just mentioned on Keith Olberman a few minutes ago. n/t

[JoFerret]

30. Throw him to the wolves

under the bus.

[polpilot]

12. He wants anything with a plane.

[Beaverhausen]

16. no, a job where he can have a jetski chase

didn't you see him on Colbert? :rofl:

[Yael]

22. No, no -- a jetski. And to be a spy. And his face on money.

He was HILARIOUS.

[lisa58]

2. Attorney General

[LakeSamish706]

Attorney General would be my guess and he would be great at it. n/t

[Indydem]

Breaking News: Water is WET! n/t

[Support the ACLU]

3. I think he is holding out for a decent universal health care plan, not a cabinet position

[Lint Head]

4. He would make a great Attorney General.

:dem:

[book_worm]

5. I think he would be offered a cabinet post. I would say Attorney General

or even a seat on the US Supreme Court.

[AllentownJake]

10. Supreme Court

would result in a GOP fillabuster...big time.

[dansolo]

26. No to the Supreme Court

The last thing I would want on the bench is a politician. Edwards would be the worst possible choice for the Supreme Court. Why do people have this delusion that a lawyer with absolutely no judicial experience belongs in the highest court of the land? Based on his campaign rhetoric, wouldn't be be better suited as Secretary of Labor or Health and Human Services, though I'm not sure if he would be good in either of these positions.

[cali]

31. Howard Dean would be a much better choice for HHS than Edwards

He's far more qualified for it.

[AllentownJake]

6. It serves him nothing

to endorse either. He's got a political future in the party and there is no reason for him to piss of 50% of it by picking sides till their is a nominee.

[cali]

35. I'm not so sure he has a political future- at least not an elected one

can you really see him running for president after two failed campaigns?

[Johnny__Motown]

8. Labor

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. He'd be perfect as Attorney General!

[Auntie Bush]

23. a lot of people say Attorney General...but I heard once

that he doesn't have the right kind of law experience to be AG. I have know idea if that is true or where I heard it...probably on DU. If he does have the proper kind of experience to handle the job...I think he'd make a great AG. However, I'd personally like him to be charge of Health and Human Services and take on Universal Health Care. Who could be better for that job? There are lots of good lawyers out there but how many feel so passionately about HC? Edwards gets my vote. Frankly I'd like him for any position...he has liberal passion and I really love Elizabeth.

[high density]

11. I don't think Edwards' endorsement is worth that.

I'd let him run the carpet cleaning crew at the White House and not much beyond that.

[saracat]

19. Screw you. He is better than both candidates

[ellisonz]

33. Which is why he lost?

[tritsofme]

13. Hedge fund manager.

So he can learn bunches more about poverty!

[azmouse]

14. Edwards would be an asset in any position.

[WeDidIt]

15. I think Elizabeth Edwards was 100% sincere when she said

that they did not believe they could alter anything with an endorsement at this time.

They're holding out to endorse the nominee. Plain and simple.

Any other speculation about the Edwards being insincere does not square with my experience of them. They are beautiful people. They are not making back room deals, only pushing forth their agenda for a hearing from both candidates, as is right and proper.

[MattNC]

17. I like Edwards

but neither Clinton nor Obama should promise him something of that importance.

[TragedyandHope]

18. I hear AG mentioned a lot

Just rumors of course.

[Yael]

20. Attorney General

Take the leash off of him and turn him loose.

[newmajority]

21. I've said he'll be the next Attorney General for months now.

Taking down the corporate behemoths on behalf of the Obamadministration and the American people.

[Spider Jerusalem]

24. I suspect that it's more likely he's aware that he isn't popular in his home state.

Polling fairly recently showed that an Edwards endorsement of Clinton would result in a net LOSS of support for her in the NC primary, not a gain. (31% of respondents to a poll in NC said an Edwards endorsement would make them LESS likely to vote for HRC.)

[Orangepeel]

25. Eh. I'm sure they both would have promised it if he'd made the demand.

He's just trying not to burn any bridges.

[splat]

27. He's already got whatever he wants from either of them!

[Midwestern Democrat]

28. If Edwards were to take a cabinet position, it would be Attorney General.

There's really only four top tier cabinet positions (State, Treasury, Defense, and Justice) and Edwards likely wouldn't accept anything below this top tier - Attorney General is easily the best fit for him out of the four top cabinet posts.

[Adelante]

29. State?

Never happen.

Perhaps a poverty position of some sort.

[PoliticalAmazon]

32. Doesn't sound like Edwards to me. n/t

[cali]

34. Edwards' endorsement just isn't particulary important. In fact, it's

not important. That shipped already sailed.