True North

Hooray for Kirsten Powers. We now have proof that there's at least one Democrat with some moral outrage. In this NY Post column, Ms. Powers gives the "Silky Phony" a total smackdown. Here's the most vicious attack:

But something about Edwards always seemed uniquely phony, even by the standards of politics. Actually, nothing about him seemed authentic.

I've never understood John Edwards' appeal. There was nothing about him that made me think he wasn't a shallow human being. His populist message didn't jive with his elitist lifestyle.

Who was he? Apparently, whatever he thought people wanted him to be. In 2000, he helped found the "New Democrat Coalition" for the centrist Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) along with Sen. Joe Lieberman and others. Then, for his 2004 presidential run, he staked out the populist "Two Americas" theme. By 2008, he'd completed a total morph into a class warrior who pandered to the farthest reaches of the Democratic Left.

The poor suddenly became a great concern to him after his 2004 loss, yet he saw no disconnect in building a massive mansion as he crusaded for the poverty-stricken. He discovered New Orleans when he wanted to make his 2008 campaign announcement, but was nowhere to be seen back when the tragedy occurred.

Liberal pundits across America saw Edwards as articulate, charismatic and centrist. I'll grant that he's a smooth talker but that's the farthest I'll go. He certainly isn't a centrist. Ms. Powers is right: He's simply a phony.

The job Kirsten Powers did pales in comparison to Andy's smackdown:

Any man or woman that cheats on their spouse is a low life. Especially those that run around pretending that 'they are the one and only'. Let's not forget that his wife is dying of cancer. That became an issue last year during the Democratic primary battle. Elizabeth Edwards announced she was terminal with cancer and John Edwards decided to keep running. He said she'd want him to keep running.

Amen, Andy.

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