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msongs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-25-11 12:14 AM
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14. "they" can't go after cheney/bush because cheney/bush POLICIES are STILL ongoing under new mgt nt
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  -John Edwards: US Green-Lights Prosecution for Alleged Campaign Law Violations Tied to Affair Cover-U RamboLiberal  May-24-11 10:53 PM   #0 
  - Ugh. I wish we still had his voice. The 2 Americas bit would play well right now.  yodermon   May-24-11 11:03 PM   #1 
  - I agree... What an incredible waste of potential...  hlthe2b   May-24-11 11:10 PM   #4 
  - and you base that on what? Surely not his Senate career.  cali   May-25-11 03:48 AM   #19 
  - You are arguing against him having tremendous POTENTIAL?  hlthe2b   May-25-11 05:24 AM   #20 
     - Deleted message  Name removed   May-25-11 06:37 AM   #26 
     - Here... allow me to provide you a definition of "potential"  hlthe2b   May-25-11 06:44 AM   #27 
     - You can argue that his God given looks, charm and articulateness,  karynnj   May-25-11 09:24 PM   #40 
  - When he voted for the bankruptcy bill in 2001?  karynnj   May-25-11 09:17 PM   #39 
  - Edwards was just like Hillary and Obama  JJW   May-24-11 11:51 PM   #9 
  - Where's the egg timer? It didn't take long for an anti-Obama post to be linked to this post...  Honeycombe8   May-25-11 12:09 AM   #13 
     - Heh! So true!  Travelman   May-25-11 08:50 AM   #31 
  - Well, that would be a tired message by now. He became a Johnny-one-note...  Honeycombe8   May-25-11 12:05 AM   #11 
  - Obama should probably run his reelection on the 2 America's theme.  w4rma   May-25-11 10:32 AM   #33 
  - You are so right, Yoderman.  JDPriestly   May-25-11 01:35 AM   #16 
  - Ensign and Edwards are possibly being handled the same  karynnj   May-25-11 09:36 PM   #41 
     - when I look at Ensign and Edwards.  newspeak   May-26-11 11:04 AM   #45 
     - I agree - but the prosecution of the former has nothing to do with the latter  karynnj   May-26-11 12:54 PM   #46 
     - We shall see whether they are treated equally. I doubt they will be.  JDPriestly   May-26-11 03:23 PM   #50 
  - I don't. he was as fake as it gets. didn't give a shit about poverty  cali   May-25-11 03:46 AM   #18 
  - Edwards was not the first - or the most eloquent - with that quintesential Democratic message  karynnj   May-25-11 09:12 PM   #38 
  - Good. Looks like John's "Two Americas" have collided. (nt)  Tarheel_Dem   May-24-11 11:07 PM   #2 
  - We apparently can indict Edwards, but not Dubya and Cheney  Newsjock   May-24-11 11:08 PM   #3 
  - Or Ensign and Coburn  shraby   May-24-11 11:17 PM   #5 
  - No kidding  Lone_Star_Dem   May-24-11 11:49 PM   #8 
  - And don't forget Sanford who was accused of using the funds  JDPriestly   May-25-11 01:39 AM   #17 
  - or Vitter. I really feel for his children.  mod mom   May-25-11 07:25 AM   #29 
  - He's being investigated. He hasn't been indicated. Just like Ensign. nt  Honeycombe8   May-25-11 12:06 AM   #12 
  - And of course there are the Wall Street robber barons.  Vinca   May-25-11 06:06 AM   #23 
  - +1000  krabigirl   May-26-11 03:57 PM   #53 
  - or Tom Delay.  Nye Bevan   May-25-11 08:25 AM   #30 
  - Really. Karl Rove must be giggling.  Gregorian   May-25-11 01:31 PM   #35 
  - Yep. It is pretty sad when you think about it.  krabigirl   May-26-11 03:56 PM   #52 
  - Does the DOJ prosecute Rwers who do the same sort of thing? Or  kestrel91316   May-24-11 11:30 PM   #6 
  - Now NBC is confirming. Wow, this isn't some obscure website  TimLighter   May-24-11 11:45 PM   #7 
  - Okay, not to be disingenuous  hyphenate   May-24-11 11:59 PM   #10 
  - "they" can't go after cheney/bush because cheney/bush POLICIES are STILL ongoing under new mgt nt  msongs   May-25-11 12:14 AM   #14 
  - my hunch is that a number of Democrats were involved in some of the same activities  spooky3   May-25-11 08:52 PM   #37 
  - I'd be happier  Iwillnevergiveup   May-25-11 01:33 AM   #15 
  - Shakespearean  rug   May-25-11 05:33 AM   #21 
  - 'The government's case against Edwards is expected to rely heavily on Andrew Young'  deminks   May-25-11 05:59 AM   #22 
  - I believe Ahnuld is being investigated as well. Since 1620, our folk have  No Elephants   May-25-11 06:13 AM   #24 
  - Torturers and War criminals are ignored but John Edwards is prosecuted.  fasttense   May-25-11 06:14 AM   #25 
  - I feel badly for his children  leftynyc   May-25-11 07:10 AM   #28 
  - I find it very interesting in our Justice Department's choices of who to prosecute and who not to  w4rma   May-25-11 10:23 AM   #32 
  - yes, prosecute John Edwards while BP still goes free to make more billion$  wordpix   May-25-11 10:27 PM   #43 
  - And war criminals walk free with no worries of prosecution... n/t  Mnemosyne    May-25-11 01:18 PM   #34 
  - Edwards was flawed  marions ghost   May-25-11 01:41 PM   #36 
  - Someone must reeeeaaaalllly want Edwards out of the game.  BlueIris   May-25-11 09:46 PM   #42 
  - I don't think that the type of errors of other candiates are similar  karynnj   May-26-11 01:32 PM   #48 
  - Oh, for Fuck Sake...!  MrMickeysMom   May-25-11 10:50 PM   #44 
  - So when are they going to prosecute Arnie?  Blue_Tires   May-26-11 01:06 PM   #47 
  - He faces this coming up in a divorce hearing, not a prosecution  karynnj   May-26-11 01:35 PM   #49 
  - But the bankers that caused the crash and defrauded millions go free, as do bush and Cheney.  krabigirl   May-26-11 03:52 PM   #51 
 

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