Share Your Thoughts on the South Carolina Democratic Debate

John Edwards should put everyone out of THEIR misery and get out of the race now. He is such a phony.



"Long live the Grand Olde Party!"

It's a slug fest between Clinton and Obama - So far it's been a great debate.
I like the format - but I'm not sure John Edwards does.

Agreed Rocco. He sickens me.

Clinton and Obama looked great, as usual. But I think Hillary won this debate...again.

I think Senator Edwards will make a decent veep, at this point it's about the only reason he has for staying in.

In fact, I have been thinking Edwards would make a great veep choice. I lean toward Hillary, but I like Obama. This is a crucial time in our history. We are drowning in some past mistakes. Let us get the Ship of state away from the rocks and sailing pretty again.

How do you feel about Bill Clinton's investment return of $20,000,000 from Ron Burkle's partnership where investments are in China, Dubai. The Wall Street Journal reports in part:"Burkle reportedly sought a pardon from Clinton for a close friend in 2000, and has hosted fundraisers for Hillary Clinton and other Democrats at his lavish Beverly Hills mansion.

Questions arose over Bill Clinton's relationship with Burkle's firm because of Yucaipa's connections in foreign countries such as China and Dubai.

Excerpts from the Journal:
Mr. Clinton is also looking to close out partnership interests in a Yucaipa fund that focuses on investing in foreign companies. This fund -- called Yucaipa Global Partnership Fund LP -- has raised several hundred million dollars from a range of investors. Unlike his deal to advise the two Yucaipa domestic funds, Mr. Clinton invested an undisclosed sum of his own money in the global fund and has a limited partnership interest.

Mr. Clinton is also one of three owners of the global fund's general partner. The others are Mr. Burkle, who is the managing member, and an entity connected to the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum.

Severing the tie to Dubai, a U.S. ally, will remove a potentially tricky problem for Mrs. Clinton. Questions raised about the activities of sovereign wealth funds -- giant pools of money controlled by foreign governments -- have become a campaign issue, as the funds have made a spate of multibillion-dollar investments in such corporate giants as Citigroup Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co. In a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, Mrs. Clinton said such purchases are "a source of concern," partly because the foreign funds "lack transparency" and could be used by foreign governments as "instruments of foreign policy."

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Asked about the unwinding of the Yucaipa relationship, a spokesman for Mr. Clinton said the former president "is taking steps to ensure" that there will be "an appropriate transition" for the business relationship should Mrs. Clinton win the Democratic presidential nomination. "

Does Hillary fall in with other politicians who are indebted to corporations contributing so much money to their campaignc.

Edwards won with logic, poise, and focus. He remains the most electable, and most consistently progressive, candidate. Hillary seemed desperate, hit low, and looked mean. She will lose - either now or in the general election. Obama let Hillary throw him off his game, asked a few questions, and stared a bit too hard at his rivals. His body language - and pattern of non-voting in Illinois - seem to confirm the impression that we know far too little about this ambitious, junior Senator. Bottomline: Edwards - despite his low poll numbers within the Democratic Party - remains the best, strongest candidate.

"Yay! all, it will be a tremenduos explosions and fireworks....''

just the thought of it is overpowering...

I agree that Edwards is the best candidate. But it's beginning to look like he's the best candidate that can't get the nomination.

Hillary is going to be hard to defeat in a debate because of her command of the issues and the depth of that command. It is difficult sometimes because depth takes time and in debate there isn't time and in speeches, depth translates into sleeping audiences.

They were like animals.