John Edwards Calls Bush a Crook-Coddling Pinko

Slate.com ^ | 6/20/03 | William Saletan

[NYC Republican]

I can't wait for this sorry Piece of C*** drops out of the presidential race and gets crushed in his re-election bid. How sweet that'll be.

[okie01]

Edwards lards a speech with lies and distortions, just like the clever trial lawyer he is, and Slate's Saletan applauds his brilliance and audacity.

How leftist...

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

How is he going to get the nomination from the Leftists of the Democratic party saying nice things about Capitalism?

[Husker24]

"refused to cut taxes for the children of 250,000 American soldiers who are risking their lives for us in Iraq,

Children dont pay taxes, what the hell is he talking about?

[NYC Republican]

How is he going to get the nomination from the Leftists of the Democratic party saying nice things about Capitalism?

He just sealed his fate!

[Husker24]

A good lawyer can at least make lies look like the truth, these lies are so obvious that a retarded five year old could figure them out.

[DPB101]

Labor is way over-taxed. Wealth is sometimes barely taxed at all (public offerings of new companies for instance). I just wish Edwards wasn't the one to point it out.

[Keith in Iowa]

>>John Edwards Calls Bush a Crook-Coddling Pinko

When did Bush become a trial lawyer?

[ladyinred]

What an idiot. Doesn't he realize he spent that entire time describing the democratic party? Everything he said is exactly what THEY do! That is the MO of leftists, saying that the other side is doing what they are actually guilty of.

[Lancey Howard]

How is he going to get the nomination from the Leftists of the Democratic party saying nice things about Capitalism?

The more devious ones know he's lying in order to sound "centrist" and therefore, "reasonable" to the vast mindless chattering class. It's a tried and true Democrat tactic.
See: Clinton campaign, 1992 - - "Middle class tax cut".

Edwards is an empty suit, a lightweight, a one-hit-wonder slip 'n fall lawyer, and ultimately a big government, tax and spend, socialist scumbag.

[Blue Collar Christian]

"Children don't pay taxes, what the ... is he talking about?"

It doesn't matter what he is talking about, he used the key word "children" and got the attention of the morons that vote for this kind of drivel.

[Blue Collar Christian]

"When did Buch become a trial lawyer?"

I was gonna say;"Has Buch been reporting for the mainstream media?"

[ALS]

[Dolphy]

"As a direct result of this president's policies, all across this country people are seeing their property taxes, their sales taxes, their state and local income taxes, and their college tuition bills go up," said Edwards. "I'm going to tell America the whole story: This president is the reason your taxes are going up. I'm going to cut them."

He pledged to use savings from the partial repeal of Bush's tax cuts...

This is just fascinating. He's going to cut taxes by repealing the tax cuts.

[daviddennis]

I'd love to know what he says about Social InSecurity after conceding the unfairness of the payroll tax, as originally created by Democrats!

The last thing to do during a real estate bubble is to give someone $5,000 to help buy a home. Home prices in affected markets will simply increase by $5,000 and the net result will be close to zero help for homebuyers. What will happen if and when the bubble crashes is best left to the imagination, but I'm guessing people won't be too grateful to Edwards when on the way down :-(.

He's right that government has been perverted by the efforts of the favour seekers: The big businessmen, the big labor unions, the trial lawy...um. Edwards IS a trial lawyer, and I'm 99% sure he's been a pretty effective favour seeker in his day. After hearing this speech, the first thing I'd do is dig a little and see what kind of favours he's sought. I'm willing to bet there's enough there to make him redfaced, and maybe even enough to make him withdraw.

Thoughts?

D

[Jumper]

Global Crossing, Enron and TimeWarner/ATT/AOL/Netscape are all great supporters of the Democrat party; I certainly wonder if Edwards includes them on his list or swindlers/captains of industry....

[Lancey Howard]

I disagree with you about the author, Saletan.
I think he did a very nice job with this piece. It seems to me that he is intimating that Edwards is as phony as a three-dollar bill. Downright silly, even.

Bush is a cheater
Bush is raising taxes
Bush is soft on crime
Bush is as bad as a socialist
Bush is unpatriotic

This is how Saletan characteizes Edwards statements - - clearly, idiotic charges on their face. Pure DLC. Saletan is wondering, like the DLC and many other observers, if Edwards is the liar that Clinton was.

"It may be too crazy to pull off...."
Yep. My money says Edwards is not nearly the liar Clinton was.

[Bonaparte]

After 4 years in the Senate, Edwards racks up a cumulative ACU score of 15, clearly identifying himself as a socialist. It's hilarious to watch him try to position himself to the right of the other dems.

[Dan from Michigan]

Edwards needs to get his ass kicked. Hopefully TWICE. Once in the primary, and in the general as well.