"In a letter soliciting Southern Democrats to join his new 'campaign advisory committee,'" Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., "asserts that he is a different kind of Southerner than" former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R- Miss., newsobserver.com reports. Different kind of Southerner means:1) Lives in multi-million dollar house in Georgetown. 2) Votes in line with Ted Kennedy. 3) Gets most of his campaign money from California. 4) Boycotts states that fly the Confederate flag. 5) Jokes that he will make Jeff Gordon Secretary of State. 6) Hires Los Angeles joke writer to develop jokes for the Gridiron Dinner, which explains #5.