VIENNA, Va. -- Former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) has some new anti-Bush material this morning. Edwards, sporting a bright blue tie, is speaking to the Democratic National Committee's delegates at their fall meeting. It's one of the last chances the 2008 candidates have to address national party faithful (and showcase their support with signs, t-shirts and the like) before voting starts Jan. 3 in Iowa.

Edwards opened with a standard stump line that he has "good news" that George Bush and Dick Cheney won't be around in a year.

"One year from now we will not have George Bush and Dick Cheney to kick around any more," he said, to cheers.

But later he added that Bush and Cheney "ought to retire together, they ought to grow old together, they ought to get out of our way because we are going to end this war!"

He also included a strange call - to a ballroom filled with Democrats - that they have a choice. They can choose between Republicans, who represent the status quo and a broken system, or if they want to stand up for labor and a government that is made to work for everyone - "Vote for us."

Because Northern Virginia traffic is so horrible, I missed New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who spoke first. Next up: Obama. This afternoon's lineup: Kucinich, Biden and Clinton gets the closing speech.

--Christina Bellantoni, national political reporter, The Washington Times