“Simply put, Edwards is one of the most talented political speakers I’ve ever seen-on nights like last night, Clinton-level. He has a way of turning a hall into a courtroom, completely engaging with the audience as if they were members of a jury. He uses his hands to express himself so vividly that it looks like he’s doing his own simultaneous translation into American Sign Language. Edwards may not have the foreign policy background of a Kerry or a Clark (and his speech was notably thin on that subject), but he has something that may be much more valuable: a genuine affinity for ordinary people.” – Jake Weisberg, taking a short break from skiiing, in Slate.
CHURCHILL’S PARROT: It may be too good a story to be true. Damn.
THE REMARKABLE JACK STRAW: Don’t miss Jay Nordlinger’s wonderful vignette of the British foreign secretary at Davos.
The Dish 