Joe Lieberman's Successor Announced Today

Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CCCXXV

With John Edwards — Kerry's consolation prize, apparently, for not getting John McCain — on the ticket, the Democrats will be nominating two wealthy, white, liberal lawyers from the US Senate as their candidates for the White House.

So, the Big Answer is, I think, the Democrats have to pretend to be less excited about their vice-presidential nominee than they are about their presidential nominee.

Captain's Quarters says that the US Chamber of Commerce is going to be up in arms about the selection of a trial lawyer as vice-presidential nominee:

.... Tort reform... represents the primary concern for the business community, especially since predatory lawsuits seem to be gaining momentum. Fast-food providers look to be the next big target (pun intended) of lawyers looking to get rich like their brethren in the tobacco lawsuits did. While Bush has not had a lot of luck getting meaningful tort reform through Congress, with Kerry-Edwards the business community will lose four years and a lot of ground as their administration will not only not push but probably would actively block such legislation. Expect to see 527s formed in the business community on this issue in the next couple of weeks....

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Tue. 07/06/04 07:36:00 PM
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