Maybe you're not the only person who is tired of this Democratic presidentil primary process.  I want to bleach my hair, get underneath a sheet with a webcam, and shout "LEAVE AMERICA ALONE!" at Senators Clinton and Obama.

Does John Edwards feel the same way?

If there was ever an opportunity for North Carolina's favorite son to make a difference, let's face it, this is it. 

The former presidential candidate spent time with the two frontrunners who punked his campaign out from under him in the earlier months of this year, and seemed to arrive at the conclusion that he would not endorse anyone, at least at that particular moment...but did he believe that the presidential campaign would actually be making its way back to his corner of the world?

I doubt it.  While the media might be gleeful that it doesn't have to make real policy issues newsworthy while it watches this ridiculous reality TV show push its shoulder back into the wheel, no one really expected that it would go on this long.  Edwards probably figured he'd take those delegates he earned and throw them behind the candidate who ran away with it. 

Now it seems that both hopefuls are panting their way past mile marker no. 20 in this silly marathon.  And Edwards could be holding a cup full of water.

If Edwards wants to endorse Obama and is holding out, his voice won't really make much of a difference in NC where Obama is expected to win a handy victory in the contest to come.  But if he thinks that Obama is a phony agent of change who undercut his populist message and prevented him from becoming the party leader he's been working to become for the past four years (heck, the past six years if you consider 2004 to be his junior prom), throwing his weight behind Senator Clinton at this moment could have a powerful impact. 

Senator Obama might still win North Kackalacka; but if he were to win it by a margin of say, 51%-49%, it would further drive home the message that he's not quite ready for Convention-time.  And all those superdelegates who have committed to Illinois' junior senator may feel like they've got buyer's remorse.

Or maybe Edwards will continue to keep his mouth shut and wait until the convention to secure a stronger speech slot.  He may know that his voice doesn't have as much gravitas as he wishes it did, and seek to steer clear of the indignity of picking the wrong horse in this race, pushing him farther away from the center of Democratic politics. 

But if he's feeling sinister, an Edwards doff of the hat to Senator Clinton could make a splash.