Comments on: A Mini Controversy Swirls Around John Edwards http://themoderatevoice.com/12370/a-mini-controversy-swirls-around-john-edwards/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Sun, 27 May 2012 20:45:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Mark Adams http://themoderatevoice.com/12370/a-mini-controversy-swirls-around-john-edwards/comment-page-1/#comment-76618 Mark Adams Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:51:19 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/12370/a-mini-controversy-swirls-around-john-edwards/#comment-76618 I care about the actual facts being out there instead of a smear based on falsehoods. The Politico has two stories today based on the smear instead of the facts. Ezra has the right slant, Joe, and at the same site you link to, <a href="http://ezraklein.typepad.com/blog/2007/04/the_deal_with_t.html" rel="nofollow">Neil has the lowdown</a> on what actually happened. Bottom line, Edwards didn't know it would cost that much, paid for the guy's travel as well as his services, the guy billed the campaign and the campaign paid for it, Edwards is reimbursing the campaign and admitted it was a mistake -- and fixed it. Kinda refreshing actually -- a politician admitting and fixing mistakes. When was the last time you heard "<a href="www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/11/AR2005111101623_pf.html" rel="nofollow">I was wrong</a>" from a politician? (BTW, hi Joe. It's been a while since I commented here, but rest assured, I'm a loyal lurker.) I care about the actual facts being out there instead of a smear based on falsehoods. The Politico has two stories today based on the smear instead of the facts.

Ezra has the right slant, Joe, and at the same site you link to, Neil has the lowdown on what actually happened.

Bottom line, Edwards didn’t know it would cost that much, paid for the guy’s travel as well as his services, the guy billed the campaign and the campaign paid for it, Edwards is reimbursing the campaign and admitted it was a mistake — and fixed it.

Kinda refreshing actually — a politician admitting and fixing mistakes. When was the last time you heard “I was wrong” from a politician?

(BTW, hi Joe. It’s been a while since I commented here, but rest assured, I’m a loyal lurker.)

]]> By: kritter http://themoderatevoice.com/12370/a-mini-controversy-swirls-around-john-edwards/comment-page-1/#comment-76384 kritter Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:20:00 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/12370/a-mini-controversy-swirls-around-john-edwards/#comment-76384 Who cares? Who cares?

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