Tuesday, July 6, 2004

Recommended Reading

My Congressguy, Henry Waxman, writes about Congressional Oversight. Quick summary: Nothing was too trivial or too expensive for Congress to investigate when the President was named Clinton but they now do their darnedest not to uncover anything which might embarrass George W. Bush.

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Veepstakes

Woke up this morning to very predictable news. A New England Democratic presidential nominee has picked a Southerner for his running mate. Some Republicans think this was the worst possible choice. And the New York Post got it wrong.

I don't know from focus groups, and I'm already sick of hearing "he's a trial lawyer," spoken as if the guy was a child molester. But Edwards always struck me as the most energetic, interesting campaigner in the pack. Kerry's campaign needs that badly, plus it's sure easy to imagine Edwards ripping Dick Cheney to confetti in a head-to-head debate.

Anyway, I'm pretty happy. So is whoever in the current Saturday Night Live cast is best suited to play Edwards.

• Posted at 9:19 AM · LINK