John Edwards: The closest thing to Bill Clinton: a younger man from the South with populist, moderate-to-conservative bent. That whole talking-to-the-dead thing doesn't help, though

I'm missing something here...don't tell me he's as loopy as Bob Graham???

I think he's talking about the other famous John Edwards, who claims to be a psychic, has a TV show, and is obviously a phony (and I mean as opposed to anyone slightly convincing). If you watch some of his show, I highly suggest viewing a particular episode of South Park