Edwards: I'll keep my 30,000 square foot mansion, you give up your VUE

John Edwards gave a speech this morning in which he asked Americans to give up their SUVs. He was, not surprisingly, mute on the question of whether a family of 4 really needs a 30,000 square foot mansion. At least he doesn't drive an SUV himself, right? Oh, wait...he does...

It's a hybrid, though, so it must be alright. I mean, after all, it does get 27 miles per gallon in highway driving.

Edwards: Americans should sacrifice their SUVs
North Carolina News ABC 13

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards told a labor group he would ask Americans to make a big sacrifice: their sport utility vehicles.

The former North Carolina senator told a forum by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, yesterday he thinks Americans are willing to sacrifice.

Edwards says Americans should be asked to drive more fuel efficient vehicles. He says he would ask them to give up SUVs.

Edwards got a standing ovation when he said weapons and equipment used by America's military needs to be made in the United States. He says tanks and ammunition for M16 rifles are being made in other countries.

He says jobs that provide equipment for America's defense need to be made in the United States.