Posted on 03/13/2007 10:41:07 AM PDT by SmithL
WASHINGTON, (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards was skeptical about voting for the Iraq war resolution and was pushed into it by advisers looking out for his political future, according to an upcoming book by one of his former consultants.
Democratic strategist Bob Shrum writes in his memoir to be published in June that he regrets advising Edwards to give President Bush the authority to go to war in Iraq. He said if Edwards had followed his instincts instead of the advice of political professionals, he would have been a stronger presidential candidate in 2004.
Edwards spokesman David Ginsberg disputes the suggestion that Edwards was making a political calculation with the 2002 vote that he has called the most important of his career.
"John Edwards cast his vote based on the advice of national security advisers and the intelligence he was given, not political advisers," Ginsberg said. "He got political advice on both sides of the argument, and made his own decision based on what he thought was right, not political calculation."
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Bob Shrum, despite his abysmal record in electing presidential candidates, remains a fairly powerful Dem consultant. Just my opinion, he's doing this to land his next job with Hillary.
Or maybe Obama. I've never really seen Shrum linked to the Clinton circle (much more Kennedy). Maybe he's playing his charlatan magic for the inexperienced Obama advisors. Either way, this is all about Bob getting a new job.
I like the way the Edwards campaign had an immediate, canned response. They knew this was coming.
Bob Shrum is writing a memoir! This ought to be a huge best-seller. I don't think the DNC is going to buy up all copies in order to save this moron's bacon. Only in America
Yep you gotta listen John Edwards...Bob Shrum is ALWAYS correct when it comes to winning presidential elections (sarc).
Bob Shrum: 0 for 11. Only liberals gets elevated the more they lose.
My favorite Bob Shrum story, prematurely quoted as saying to John Kerry "may I be the first to address you as Mr. President?"
The breck girl doesn't have the balls to make what he feels is the right decision, how am I to trust he would do it on any other issue. What horse crap!
What a great title for his memoir: "Oh For 11", with a special addendum after Edwards loses, titled "The Dirty Dozen".
Does Shrum tell him when to wipe!
It's never my fault - someone told me to vote that way!!
What a pansy!!!!
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