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"Today, under George W. Bush, there are two Americas, not one: One America that does the work, another America that reaps the reward. One America that pays the taxes, another America that gets the tax breaks. One America that will do anything to leave its children a better life, another America that never has to do a thing because its children are already set for life. One America -- middle-class America - whose needs Washington has long forgotten, another America - narrow-interest America - whose every wish is Washington's command. One America that is struggling to get by, another America that can buy anything it wants, even a Congress and a President." --- John Edwards

""Many of you are well enough off that ... the tax cuts may have helped you. We're saying that for America to get back on track, we're probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." --- Hillary Clinton

[goldwaterlives]

there are two Americas, not one: One America that does the work, another America that reaps the reward

-I cant believe that he came out against the welfare state...oh he didn't, nevermind

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Kate’s Take: Edwards’s “Other America”

http://www.nationalreview.com/kob/kob200401230833.asp

by Kate O'Beirne

Senator John Edwards's stump speech stunningly shows that the genial, upbeat, fresh face in the Democratic field has found the rationale for his candidacy in a bleak past, unrecognizable to most Americans. Edwards has adopted the portrait of widespread, dire poverty famously depicted in Michael Harrington's The Other America — without checking its publication date. The passionate call to arms for anti-poverty warriors was published in 1962, when John Edwards was eight years old. Over 40 years, and hundreds of billions in welfare spending later, Harrington's, and now Edwards's, "Other America" doesn't exist.

Senator Edwards passionately talks about the deprivation facing the 35 million Americans identified by the Census Bureau as living below the poverty line. His audiences seem enthralled. Maybe they think he's cute when he gets on a roll? In fact, the incidence of material poverty has been dramatically reduced and those defined as "poor" today have a higher standard of living than those considered middle-class in my grandparents' day. Thanks to the Heritage Foundation's indispensable Robert Rector, we know that government studies paint a dramatically different picture about the well-being of our nation's poor than John Edwards's delusional portrayal. A judge would tell the experienced trial lawyer, "Argue the facts, counselor."

Someone should tell the excitable Edwards, "It's Nashua, 2004, Senator, not Appalachia, 1962."

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Which America do professional politicians and trial lawyers belong too?

[junaid]

I wonder if he can say the two america's line and keep a straight face as he's standing next to billionaire Theresa Heinz-Kerry.

Oh wait. He's a trial lawyer. Sure he can.