Kerry-Edwards -- The "one went to war -- one grew up poor" dream ticket Mark Alexander (archive) July 9, 2004 Well, a nightmare, perhaps... No sooner had John Kerry's veep advances been spurned for the umpteenth time by his sweetheart, John McCain, than he announced Plan B: Erstwhile trial lawyer John Edwards would instead join the Demo ticket. Of course, it only took a New York second for Edwards' opponents to launch their criticism. "In the Senate four years -- and that is the full extent of public life -- no international experience, no military experience.... The American people want...