Legendary civil rights attorney, progressive stalwart, and major Democratic donor Guy Saperstein has published an open letter to John Edwards asking him to get off the sidelines before Tuesday’s delegate-palooza and endorse somebody:Certainly, there must be the temptation for Edwards to step back and let the two remaining combatants battle it out. This path offers Edwards the easy option of hedging his bets, perhaps in the hope that he will retain credibility with the ultimate winner and be able to advance his issues, and, dare I say it, his own interests after the election. On examination, however, this path offers Edwards nothing at all…[Edwards] ran a great campaign in 2004 and he ran a better one this time, but it was just not to be. But having come as far as he has come, he is not done. He owes it to his supporters, to progressive Democrats, to all Democrats, and to all the voiceless people he speaks for to provide leadership and direction about what direction this country should go and who should lead them as the Democratic Presidential nominee in 2008.You can read the letter in its entirety here.--Tom Schaller
