2 Things I'd like to See Announced by John Edwards

This diary is my addendum to meowmissy's 5 reasons to Support John Edwards. The two things I would like to see the Edwards campaign commit to:

1. Al Gore as Secretary of Energy. To me, this is a no-brainer, and the best possible thing short of an Al Gore presidential candidacy- probably better than an Al Gore presidential candidacy, in a lot of ways. I think Al would accept this position, because it would allow him to take his current campaign much further.

2. The creation of a Department of Peace. I realize that this has been discussed in Congress before, and I imagine Edwards supports such a thing, but it would be a huge issue (and yes, a potentially divisive one, if not carefully orchestrated). NPR recently did an interesting story about this- the crux of the story was that there is a segment of American society, today, that still connects the peace sign to evil pinko commies. Perhaps the peace symbol has outlived its usefulness in some ways, at least P.R.-wise, but the need for a societal focus on peace will never, ever go away.