A Fierce Wireless piece on Thursday's CTIA keynote featuring former presidential candidates John Edwards and Fred Thompson notes that the two excelled at "sidestepping pressing issues" that most impact the mobile industry. The duo reportedly spent their time discussing the political and societal issues America is facing as the presidential election draws near.

According to the article, the closest the politicos got to discussing the expected topic of wireless regulatory issues was when Edwards talked about how important text messaging has become to campaign funding.

Gee, you'd think maybe they're politicians or something.