From Newsday:
Pundits seem taken with the idea that Sen. John Edwards is a man of the people. But maybe they should read the fine print about Edwards that's appearing in their own publications so that they can see what he's really all about.
Writing in yesterday's New York Times, Nicholas Kristof enthused, "He'll help with the Democrats' most crucial task: reconnecting the party to Middle American voters." The Washington Post's David Broder praised Edwards' stump speech as "a thing of beauty - a populist depiction of 'two Americas' divided between the privileged and the working people." USA Today editorialized rhapsodically about Edwards' "youthful good looks, personal charisma and a golden tongue."
But a look elsewhere in the newspapers shows a different Edwards. It reveals where Edwards puts his money, as opposed to his mouth. It shows an Edwards connecting with big multinational companies to create jobs offshore. It shows an Edwards who divides himself between his political ambitions here at home and his financial ambitions overseas. It shows that his tongue isn't so much golden as it is forked.
Matt's Chat
He may have been the best choice for Kerry, but that doesn't mean he was a good choice...More and more details are coming about Mr. Edwards...and the pitcure is starting to shape up that he isn't at all what his image portrays him to be... I'm not surprised...it is just more smoke and mirrors from the Party of Lovetm.
Mark's Remarks
SO, LIKE JOHN KERRY, EDWARDS TALKS ABOUT THE EVILS OF OFFSHORING WHILE HE GETS IN BED WITH CORPORATIONS (Although at least Edwards doens't have to literally get in bed with them, unlike Kerry). Edwards cares only for lining his own pockets and images...Wow, no wonder Democrats like him. He is cut from their messiah, Bill Clinton, who cared more for lining his coffers than in protecting our nuclear secrets, who cared more for campaign cash than in American energy independence, who cared more for love from Hollywood liberals than in being a man of substance. No wonder they love him, he is like Clinton with a goofier grin and the bonus of a non-political wife.
However, it is my hope the American people will remember the shame of the Clinton years and not be fooled by forked tongued trial lawyers and Northeastern liberals who nuance their way around issues depending on the crowd, who have no vision, no experience, and no depth of a personality. It is all smoke and mirrors and illusory images, without depth of character.
