I heard last night that Lindsay Graham was also born in Seneca, SC, two years after Edwards. I've never heard the media gush about Lindsay Graham coming from poverty, and getting into law through the military.
I heard Lindsay Graham yesterday on the matter of Edwards. He was at his best.
He made the point that Edwards likes to say his dad worked in a mill and Lindsay said the dad was in management (which we knew, but he was on tv saying it where others could hear it) and Graham said that was fine--he was sure Edwards' dad worked hard, just like the mill workers all worked hard and we all work hard. Graham then said the worst thing for the American people would be a Kerry/Edwards administration and he proceeded to expound upon why (taxes, litigation, etc).
As I said, he was at his best, as he was during impeachment (and he can be bad, like hopping on the prison abuse bandwagon).