[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?

[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.

[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....

[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.

[buffyt]

My husband said "Get rid of the TV cable next year and don't watch the news or read the paper...." They will be so full of BS like Edward's BS! It is going to be the dirtiest campaign season ever.

[F.J. Mitchell]

One wannabe that must never be.

[Toddsterpatriot]

"Middle-class families pay income tax on their earnings at a rate of up to 25%, plus another 7.65% in payroll tax. Yet under the law President Bush just signed, a CEO who pays himself whatever he wants can sell millions of dollars in stock and pay tax at a total rate of 15%."

So, you want to tax everyone at 15%? That would get my support.

By the way, stock options only became a problem when Slick stopped corporations from writing off more than $1,000,000 annual salaries.

[Kuksool]

2 years ago, Sen. John Edwards was seen as the man who could beat Bush in 2004. So far his presidential campaign is going nowhere. The campaign trail has revealed what a lightweight John Edwards really is. It is actually damaging Edwards's chances of being re-elected to the Senate. What a difference 2 years make.

[cinFLA]

E sounds a lot like the libertarian Bush bashers here on FR.

[Constitution Day]

Indexing to Edwards Watch...

[gunnedah]

What does one expect from an ambulance chasing lawyer?

[lilylangtree]

If Bush is a pinto, then Edwards is an Edsel. Oops, sorry, he said pinko, then Edwards is full-fledged card-carrying communist.