Sioux City Journal

Edwards is man for the job

Posted: Wednesday, December 26, 2007

SERGEANT BLUFF, Iowa -- Corporate America owns Washington. It's that simple. You and I see it everyday, but it's so hard for us to do anything about it. We can't afford our own lobbyists and it doesn't help that politicians say they're going to help us while they cash checks from the greedy corporations that take advantage of working Americans like you and me. These corporations aren't going to come forward and admit what they're doing and the politicians in Washington aren't going to admit that they are beholden to corporate interests. It's time for some serious change and the only way to get that is if we elect a president who we can trust to fight for us.

When he's president, John Edwards is going to hold corporations accountable for their actions by enacting a new "Corporate Citizen" disclosure law requiring all businesses to disclose in annual reports to shareholders, their regulators and the public about their social activities, including lobbying and government contracts and their business practices. He's also going to enforce existing labor laws, strengthen employees' rights and put an end to exorbitant executives' pay.

I know we can trust John Edwards to make the changes we need because he's the only candidate who's never taken a dime from lobbyists or PACs. The only way to foster transparency in our government is by electing someone with the backbone and leadership to show everyone else how it's done. John Edwards is the man for the job and I hope you'll join me in supporting him on caucus night. -- Leonard Dwenger

Story Comments

Ricky Right wrote on Dec 28, 2007 6:54 PM:

" John Edwards is coming on in the last days of the Iowa Campaign and deservedly so. Who else is talking about the middle class' issues. None of the other candidates are. Edwards has returned to true Democratic Politics and with his message of hope for more and better jobs, stronger trade policies, a progressive and fair tax policy and an end to corporations and the rich having the only sway in Washington, D.C. he should win.

Those of you that are arguing against his policies are speaking in support of the same policies that got us to were this country is today. A debtor nation, fewer and fewer good jobs, and the rich getting richer at the expense of everyone else.

Think of what some balance would bring in all of those important economic policies. Only small changes in trade, tax and employment policies will change America's working families' future opportunities for decades.

If providing fair trade, and decent jobs for Americans is protectionism then let's do it. "

Al Gored wrote on Dec 28, 2007 3:23 AM:

" Nice lie framecop, of course I'm used to lies coming from Democrats.
The truth is below from Slate;

"In its filings with the Federal Elections Commission, John Edwards' campaign disclosed that the candidate received two $400 haircuts from a Beverly Hills stylist this year. What do you get for a $400 haircut? A house call, for one thing. The stylist who cut Edwards' hair, Joseph Torrenueva."

Edwards could have walked into any Iowa barbershop, but when you've made a fortune being an ambulance chasing attorney why mix it up with the common folk of Iowa.
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framecop wrote on Dec 27, 2007 2:15 PM:

" Doug, who owns unions? Based on the mindset in the United States today, "shareholders" do. Unions don't. Corporations are only satisfied if they are increasing profits for their shareholders. The profit motive is imperative. "

framecop wrote on Dec 27, 2007 2:13 PM:

" In response to Al Gored, John Edwards didn't pay for a $400 haircut, because no haircut "cost" $400. It was a "MEDIA PRODUCTION EXPENSE", just like Hillary Clinton's $6,000 hair and makeup sessions, Mitt Romney's $300 makeup sessions, and Barack Obama's high food bills for campaign staff. What? Clinton can't do her own hair and makeup? Romney can't put on his own makeup? Obama's staff can't bring their own lunch? ALL CAMPAIGNS SPEND MORE MONEY on things like hair, makeup, and food than we do, during the campaign season. When John Edwards is back home, he buys his shampoo and hair products from the supermarket or Target, just like most Americans. People who keep harping on and on about a hair stylist being hired by the campaign to do a candidate's hair before he makes a television appearance or does a debate or forum, are clueless. All campaigns pay for those things, but the media only wanted to focus on EDWARDS' because they had a caricature of him that they wanted to create, just so that people like Al Gored would fall for it. God, some people are so gullible. "

Al Gored wrote on Dec 27, 2007 1:21 PM:

" He will just file lawsuits against congress,the military and the little guy will end up paying. Any idiot who pays $400.00 for a haircut should not be president. "