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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Political Suicide / Breaking News The John Edwards Jury Is 1/6th of the Way Done with Their Deliberations

Posted by Paul Constant on Thu, May 31, 2012 at 12:17 PM

The jury deliberating in the criminal trial of former U.S. Senator John Edwards has reached a unanimous verdict on only one of the six counts against the North Carolina politician, the jury foreman said on Thursday.

The latest on Twitter is that the judge ordered the jury back into deliberations, continuing our most boring long national nightmare. I still can't believe the Edwards trial is at the top of national news when this war criminal is running around free, yukkin' it up at the scene of the crime.

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Is it publicly known what the genesis of this indictment was? As an outsider, it would appear that misusing campaign funds is all part of the process (Palin shopping sprees/Winnebago family vacation comes to mind).

Someone in the Justice Department have a bone to pick with the guy, or enough people found the whole situation so distasteful—including the death of the wife he left—they just had to cram it through?

I don't disagree with charges being pressed, I just can't shake this "why this time?" feeling. It's rare we even hear about the FEC getting involved in campaign shenanigans, much less the DOJ.

I could be over thinking this, knowing damn well that if there's one thing that the Fed's don't like—and one charge that almost always sticks—it's "making false statements."

Posted by Dougsf on May 31, 2012 at 12:41 PM

IOIYAR

There has to be a more elegant way of writing that.

Maybe 'R;DR (Republican; Different Rules)' or 'R?OK! (Republican? OK!)'

Posted by johnjjeeves on May 31, 2012 at 12:44 PM

From the Bush portrait article you linked to:

As Obama grapples with difficult decisions to come, Bush said, he hopes the younger man will wander by the newest portrait and ask himself one question:

"What would George do?" he said, to thunderous laughter.

Relevant.

Posted by Knat on May 31, 2012 at 12:46 PM

"John Edwards is not guilty on the one count of using illegal campaign contributions" and the jury is deadlocked on 5 other counts. The judge declared a mistrial. Edwards won.

Posted by anon1256 on May 31, 2012 at 1:43 PM

@3, hilarious that one of our worst Presidents ever would raise the spectre of another drunk Republican failure walking the dark halls of the White House and talking to portraits.

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