Jay has a thoughtful post on the Johns.

The same qualities with which Democrats of old derided Reagan - his emphasis of style over substance, his politics of optimism, his life having lived the American Dream - are the same qualities that Democrat commentators on the television news were touting of Edwards.

Er, there are a few notable differences between Edwards and Reagan.

Reagan was NOT a trial lawyer. Thank you God for that.

Reagan was a man of faith and although I don’t know how much faith Edwards has, I’m willing to bet the Democrats aren’t going to run on faith in God. If this guy (Robert Reich, the former U.S. labor secretary under President Bill Clinton) is any indication, they aren’t. Quoting from WND cause I’m not paying for the original source article:

The great conflict of the 21st century will not be between the West and terrorism. Terrorism is a tactic, not a belief. The true battle will be between modern civilization and anti-modernists; between those who believe in the primacy of the individual and those who believe that human beings owe their allegiance and identity to a higher authority; between those who give priority to life in this world and those who believe that human life is mere preparation for an existence beyond life; between those who believe in science, reason, and logic and those who believe that truth is revealed through Scripture and religious dogma. Terrorism will disrupt and destroy lives. But terrorism itself is not the greatest danger we face.

It would appear at least one Democrat and possibly more feel belief in God is a greater danger than terrorism. That’s a rather large segment of America here. Hey, moggie’s more dangerous than Al Qaida.

And it remains to be seen if Edwards can come up with the memorable one liners Reagan has. Reagan had a wonderful sense of humor.

And substance, Reagan had substance. He was one of our greatest Presidents.