If Edwards were a Republican, he’d be pilloried in the Lefty Blogosphere.
First there was the $400 hair cut, then the connection to a despicable hedge fund. Then there was the “I shouldn’t have listened to consultants in the IWR vote”. And now we find that he lied in an interview about reading the NIE.
Lets face it, if Edwards were not a Democrat, each gaff would be amplified and ridiculed by our favorite on line pundits much like they have tarred and feathered Romney and Giuliani for similar indiscretions. But instead we get pabulum like this from a Chris Bowers.
The progressive bloggers appear to be bending over backwards to make excuses…even Matt Yglesias!. What’s with that? (Caveat: I have no issue with Matt’s trashing of Shrum, but where’s his outrage about Edwards? I mean….the man’s running for the leader of the free world, fercripessake!)
I don’t know about you, but I get my information on line because it is more likely to be closer to the unadulterated truth than the drivel I read/see in the MSM. But it looks like the great lefty blogosphere suffers the same malady as the people who editorialize in the MSM. They let their feelings override their brains.
Bottom line, Edwards is either none too bright……or a liar. Take your pick. Neither one bodes well for the highest office in the land.
Personally, I’ve always thought he was a phony, and the latest revelations are making me look like a sage. I wonder how long it will take the progressive activists to catch on?
