More John Edwards

20Aug08

Ezra Klein wrote a great post about John Edwards, making a similar point to the one I was making last week. Here’s the beginning:
“A dud of the Democratic Party,” wrote Michael Barone. “Edwards has long struck me as a phony through and through.” The Providence Journal’s Froma Harrop was even more direct: “As a trial [...]

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It’s OK, They Were Always Assholes

18Aug08

Has anyone noticed that we’ve started to see emerging methods of handling illicit affairs from the Democratic and Republican parties.
There is the John Edwards/Bill Clinton tactic of saying it’s OK, they never loved my mistress competing against the Rudy Guiliani/Newt Gingrich and several others tactic of essentially saying it’s OK, they don’t love their [...]

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Kathleen Parker Argument By Assertion

20May08

I really disliked this recent column by Kathleen Parker in the Washington Post. In fact it’s so awful, I almost feel like I’m missing something, like there has to be something I’m unaware of. I figured I would go through it and discuss it’s most repugnant parts. My guiding theory is Kathleen Parker had so [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama, Fred Hiatt, John Edwards, Kathleen Parker

Iowa Odds

25Nov07

Here is a link to the most recent polling on the Iowa Democratic Caucus
In the polling data you can see the race tightening significantly with Hillary’s lead down and both Obama and Edwards moving up. One upsetting fact is that Obama is now the favored candidate according to the Intrade betting line.
Why is that [...]

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John Edwards

02Nov07

I can’t fathom why people don’t think he’d be a better presidential candidate then the other dems.

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John Edwards Faces Tough Questions

04Oct07

So this a joke question for John Edwards, which is relevant to the type of grip his supporters often complain about. On one level it’s a legit criticism Edwards is proposing a powerful new vision for America and doing it in a very compelling way. And all anyone can talk about is his hair…
That said [...]

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Tags: elections, haircuts, John Edwards, Politics