John Edwards said:
“I believe that powerful interests, particularly big corporate interests, have literally taken over this government.
And they’ve taken over against the interest of ordinary Americans. And the living, breathing example of that is, in 1993, when we were in control of the White House, of the United States Senate and the United States House, we made an effort to pass universal health-care.
The big drug companies, insurance companies and their lobbyists killed it.”
When he says that these companies and their lobbyists killed it, does he mean that they bought the votes of those in the government? It seems to me that he is saying two contradictory things here: (a) they were in the majority and were going to use that fact to pass universal health-care, and (b) they did not pass universal health-care because they were bought off.
It seems to me that if you can be bought off then you weren’t really trying to pass universal health care. What am I missing?
Today Edwards admitted what we all knew- that he cheated on his wife and had a baby with another woman. The sad thing is that most of the Democrat Party that supported his presidential run knew about it too but denied that it was true. Are there any Democrats left that believe in honesty?
Democrats stood behind Clinton over the same thing basically.
I found it interesting that John Edwards would take the paternaty test, since he already cut a deal with the woman knowing she would decline! Nice trick to make it look like he wasn’t hidding anything!!!!
But for democrats, does it matter? Will Edwards still be an Obama option?
Just curious how many people are actually listening to his message about the economy and taking him seriously.
To me, the sane person in the insane room looks insane…
That’s what Ron Paul is in politics. He says the truth, but looks crazy because he is so honest in a dirty business…
I plan on writing him in, and I was just curious if anyone out there converted recently as well…
Thanks!
I think it has to do with him pledging his delegates but how would that work? And who would he give them to Hillary or Obama?