Comments on: Hypocritonissimo

By: godfodder

godfodder — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 20:23:54 +0000

You know, this brings up a point that I have been ruminating about for a long time….

The Democratic Party has a longstanding, built-in, advantage in that that press remains uniformly “kind” to Democratic pols. They undergo none of the harsh scrutiny that typically confront Republican candidates. In addition, Democratic pols are allowed to shrug-off blunders and scandals that would have utterly destroyed a Republican politician. The benefits of this system are obvious, but there may very well be disadvantages that are being over-looked.

What I mean is that (because of the kid glove treatment) the Democratic Party is stuck with a LOT of dead wood in the upper reaches of its power structure. Untalented, corrupt, unappealing no-talents, like Ted Kennedy or Hillary Clinton, hang onto power forever, and there is NO way to dislodge them, because to do so would mean to give the Democratic Party a black eye– something the press is loathe to do.

Have I made my point clear? Pretentious, sanctimonious, empty-suit, carpetbaggers like Edwards would NEVER have made it this far in the Republican Party. The press would have branded him a rich, “frat-boy,” hypocrite the minute he ran for dog-catcher as a Republican. It’s the Peter Principle on steroids, if you like.

By: Pablo

Pablo — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:19:31 +0000

Edwards only mistake was believing that his schtick, which worked with gullible juries and made him a rich (though still shallow) man, would translate to anything other than the tort system. Sadly, the voters of North Carolina showed him that it could lead to the US Senate.

It seems that it won’t be enough to get him to the White House, but it doesn’t say much about this country (and his party especially) that he can get so close.

By: Casey

Casey — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 05:11:47 +0000

It’s been a while, but didn’t Starship Troopers allow anyone who performed public service the vote, after their term ended?

That is to say, Peace Corps (for example) volunteers would qualify.

By: reliapundit - the astute blogger

reliapundit - the astute blogger — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 01:31:21 +0000

john edwards is a class-baiting ambulance-chasing enemy-appeasing hypocrite.

which is why he’d make a perfect nominee for the dems.

By: EDH

EDH — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:42:12 +0000

A rent-seeking Hypocritonissimo, at that.

By: Buddy Larsen

Buddy Larsen — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:20:40 +0000

Only soldiers vote? Okay, but first shouldn't we let 'em speak?

By: pjw

pjw — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:02:18 +0000

Edwards is too spineless to admit he does things to make money. He claimed he went to work at a hedge fund in order to understand poverty. If he would just admit he went to work there to make money, I think that wouldn’t even be an issue, but his weaseling around about the issue just makes him look like a phony. (perhaps I should say – just reveals him for the flyweight phony he is)

By: stumbley

stumbley — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 23:31:15 +0000

Yo, Jorg and Stephen:

Hey, I read Heinlein just fine. Okay, let’s let just the vets vote.

Feel better?

By: JorgXMcKie

JorgXMcKie — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 22:50:40 +0000

Stumblay and Stephen_M, Heinlein did *not* let the troops vote in Starship Troopers. To vote you had to be a veteran *and* no longer in the military. You could also not hold public office until you were out of the military.

He didn’t want just the troops to vote, he didn’t want anyone to vote (especially to spend public dollars) or hold office *until* he/she had proven (by serving wherever the military needed them) that they put society’s needs above their own.

I like the idea (but then, I was a volunteer and am now a veteran).

By: Jeffersonian

Jeffersonian — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 22:37:41 +0000

What’s the big deal here? It’s only 800 grand, after all…Edwards probably doesn’t even remember getting the check.