I'm no expert on warefare, but I know that it's pretty much considered to be a human rights violation for an army to fire out of a preschool, church or crowded shopping mall, for instance.
The argument being, of course, that you are engaging in just as nasty a game as the other guy, but you are banking on the other guy being decent enough to not fire back into the school.
If The Fonz were here, he'd tell us that that's not cool.
The Edwards campaign, however, is just the latest group to do the metaphorical equivalent in their campaign. They send poor, inoperable-cancer-ridden Elizabeth out to campaign events, to take on that wench, Ann Coulter and now to claim that her husband cares more about women than does Hillary Clinton. And her ramblings, with limited exception, are immune to any scrutiny because of Elizabeth's protected-class status.
Frankly, I don't care if John Boy or Hillary are better for women in this country. My point is that it's high time the other candidates take off the gloves and stop treating this woman like the Virgin Mary.
My heart goes out to the Edwards clan and what they must be going through on a personal level, but as for her public life, she's a willing participant in the bloodsport just like everyone else and I've grown weary of the soft tones and sensitive manner in which the press speak about her. Again, without having walked a mile in her shoes, THAT seems to be demeaning to people suffering illnesses.
The argument being, of course, that you are engaging in just as nasty a game as the other guy, but you are banking on the other guy being decent enough to not fire back into the school.
If The Fonz were here, he'd tell us that that's not cool.
The Edwards campaign, however, is just the latest group to do the metaphorical equivalent in their campaign. They send poor, inoperable-cancer-ridden Elizabeth out to campaign events, to take on that wench, Ann Coulter and now to claim that her husband cares more about women than does Hillary Clinton. And her ramblings, with limited exception, are immune to any scrutiny because of Elizabeth's protected-class status.
Frankly, I don't care if John Boy or Hillary are better for women in this country. My point is that it's high time the other candidates take off the gloves and stop treating this woman like the Virgin Mary.
My heart goes out to the Edwards clan and what they must be going through on a personal level, but as for her public life, she's a willing participant in the bloodsport just like everyone else and I've grown weary of the soft tones and sensitive manner in which the press speak about her. Again, without having walked a mile in her shoes, THAT seems to be demeaning to people suffering illnesses.
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