John Edwards -- Luck of the Drawl (Senator Ex-Lax Complains About Treatment Of Captured Terrorists)

If Al Gore can say goodbye to presidential politics on "60 Minutes," it's probably okay for Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina to say hello on the "Today" show. We hope, though, that it's not a trend. Seven in the morning is a bit early for shopping for a new leader, and not everybody can deal with the shrieks and giggles these dark dawns. Let us hope that the others in the clot of candidates at the starting gate will choose brighter hours. Edwards, a trial lawyer who made a fortune representing people suing corporations, wishes to be "a champion for regular people" -- people like his father, a mill worker, and his mother, who worked in the post office.

and no other contender will remind you more of Leonardo DiCaprio.

This is a compliment? But maybe it is truthful since DiCaprio is an airhead.

He is also a demon debater, which might be considered a crucial gift except that the last demon debater the Democrats fielded, Gore, lost all four encounters with nonverbal rival George W. Bush.

Actually there were only THREE debates between Gore & Bush but at least Mary admits that Gore lost all of those debates.

"I talk about Ashcroft all the time, and the way they grab people, call them enemy combatants -- throw them in jail, deny them lawyers and keep them there indefinitely."

And this should upset us.....WHY? Why the hell should we be concerned about ENEMY TERRORISTS. I guess the fact that thousands died on 9-11 doesn't bother Senator Ex-Lax as much as the fact that enemy terrorists are being incarcerated at Guantanamo. If Edwards wants to make an issue of the "horrible" treatment of captured enemy terrorists (one of whom even complained that he was being "tortured" by air conditioning) then he has every right to commit political suicide..... Mary McGrory did Senator Ex-Lax no favors with this story.

Look, the greater part of the 9-11 victims were Hillary's, Torricelli's, Lieberman's, Dodd's and Schumer's constituents.

Let them deal with this guy's lack of support for the way the other terrorists are being tortured, although we can see Hillary asking for a closer examination of any new torture methods Edwards can come up with.

Actually I am upset with the way the Gitmo 250 are being treated too!
Anyone who would kill innocent women and children is without honor.
I suggest a Louisville slugger up side the head for each one of them and I am willing to hit the first home run.

After which I suggest we put them on the first plane bound to collide in a fireball with Mecca.

This old bag, Mary McCrory, is slightly behind Helen Thomas in the "drooling all over herself" category.

She came to DC from Boston with JFK (rumored to have been one of his, uh, "close friends"). Looks like she's comparing Senator "Regular Guy" to her long-departed idol.

BTW - do you remember Rodney Dangerfield's hilarious movie back in the 80's "Easy Money"? He became famous in the fashion industry for designing the "Regular Guy" look.

Well, the Washington Post site isn't going to get any 'hits' from me....
Is this story once again making reference to that weird piece the Post published last week which was 100% speculation, and, according to the story itself, "based on interviews with people familiar with CIA interrogation techniques"? Is that the report that has these two scumbags, Edwards and McGrory, soiling themselves?

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