John Edwards has dramatically raised the bar and is single-handedly shaping the debate. To say he has "upped the ante" is the understatement of the decade. It seems quite appropriate to ask all the presidential candidates whether they too will support the Edwards proposal.

John Edwards challenge to the political class changes the very character of the national discussion. The time has come to demand that every member of Congress agree to give up their coverage at a date specified in 2009, if all American citizens do not have cradle to grave, affordable and guaranteed healthcare.

It is time to pull the Cadillac coverage which the executive and legislative branch give themselves. Tony Snow is a testimonial to the excellence of government provided, taxpayer funded healthcare.

Until and unless the American people have affordable and guaranteed healthcare, this is the only remedy hardship, we can impose on those who seek to play Three Card Monte with our lives. When the the political class is forced to endure the same crimes as those inflicted on the American people by the PAY OR DIE, MURDER BY SPREADSHEET for-profit insurance industry, they may get serious.

We've been asking where are our leaders, this, my friends, is leadership.