Gene Morphis ' View

The talking heads are concluding that the Edwards campaign is over - projecting the Iowa results and saying that he bet everything on Iowa, lost and is out of funds. While, or probably since, I think of Edwards as the most dangerous candidate, this isn't too disappointing to me. However, never underestimate the wealth of the trial lawyer community. After all, they have bankrupted over 50 companies with asbestos claims. Throwing in a couple of hundred mil wouldn't be a challenge for that crowd....

In the January issue of Conde Nast Portfolio, writer Matthew Cooper takes the position that former Senator and Presidential candidate John Edwards is actually less liberal and more accomodating to business than his speeches would indicate. Sorry Matt, I don't buy it. He has repeated the "two Americas" speech too often to retreat if elected, and he'll be too beholden to his trial lawyer confrere's to give any breaks to business. I say take the man at his word.