Edwards for Veep?

The traditional theory that one choses one's running mate to shore up one's own deficiencies seems amply confirmed by Kerry's choice of Edwards as his running mate - Edwards, full of charm and geniality, makes up for Kerry having as much charm as a clean-shaven Abraham Lincoln. For me, there's only two minuses in Edwards a) that he lacks experience and b) that he's a personal injuries lawyer.

That said, I really don't think Edwards would have that much of an impact in the presidential race. They haven't historically. Lloyd Bentsen, for example, was much more convincing as a possible veep than Dan Quayle yet the Elder Bush still kicked Dukakis's butt in the 1988 elections.