Monday, October 29, 2007

Edwards Makes New Push Against Clinton

I would not typically agree with John Edwards. But here he explains another reason why Hillary would not make a good public servant. And Edwards is also Anybody But Hillary Clinton. Edwards' argument is that Hillary is a Washington insider. He says she illustrates the problem with the corruption in Washington DC. Enjoy the article.

Democratic Candidate Casts Front-Runner As Part Of Corrupt Washington System

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP)
John Edwards on Monday cast Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton and her ties to lobbyists as part of a corrupt Washington system that voters should reject in the presidential election.

Edwards railed against the "bankruptcy of our political leadership," an approach that his campaign said would be a major thrust of his efforts in the two months before the first nomination voting. With Clinton appearing to gain strength with every poll, Edwards seemed less to target Republican President Bush's leadership than to cast fellow Democrat Clinton as the insider whom voters should reject

"This corruption did not begin yesterday - and it did not even begin with George Bush, although Lord knows it's been present while George Bush has been president," the 2004 vice presidential nominee said in a speech at St. Anselm College. "It has been building for decades until it now threatens literally the life of our democracy."

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