Edwards seems to me to be in the position that JFK would have been in had he won the VP nomination in 1956 instead of Estes Kefauver. Along for the ride with Adlai (who shouldnt be compared to John Kerry), Kennedy would have lost and found himself in a pretty tough politcal spot for awhile. Now, Edwards has to try to make up the ground he lost. He has been keeping very busy with his personal work and with Kemp as well as keeping visible in the public eye. He certainly has Evan Bayh eclipsed in terms of charisma. He has distanced himself, and apologized, for his Iraq vote...and, unlike Sen Bayh, doesnt appear to be bending his ear for the bomb-Iran idea floating from the Cheney office.