Reason to Dislike John Edwards

One: "Today, under George W. Bush, there are two Americas, not one: One America that does the work, another that reaps the reward. One America that pays the taxes, another America that gets the tax breaks. One America - middle-class America - whose needs Washington has long forgotten, another America - narrow-interest America - whose every wish is Washington's command. One America that is struggling to get by, another America that can buy anything it wants, even a Congress and a president."


Two: "If we do the work that we can do in this country, the work that we will do when John Kerry is president, people like Christopher Reeve are going to walk, get up out of that wheelchair and walk again."

Three: "When I'm president, I'm going to say to members of Congress, and members of my administration, including my Cabinet, I'm glad that you have health care coverage and your family has health care coverage. But if you don't pass universal health care by July of 2009, in six months, I'm going to use my power as president to take your health care away from you."

Example one is obviously veiled Marxism. Edwards is waging intentionally devisive class warfare.

Example two and three are the worst kind of pandering.

I especially like example three. If taken literally, Edwards is saying he will revoke a passed law. So apparently he thinks the president has the legislative power and the veto power? Or apparently thinks the veto applies to all passed laws retroactively forever? And you thought Bush claimed a lot of executive power!