RALEIGH, N.C. — Federal election officials say John Edwards owes taxpayers more than $2.1 million in public matching funds improperly received after he dropped his 2008 run for the White House, yet disclosure reports show his failed campaign is still spending freely.
Edwards’ hopes for the Democratic presidential nomination imploded in a sex scandal four years ago that left him facing criminal charges. But reports filed last week show his 2008 primary campaign spent $836,712 in 2011 on airfare, hotel rooms, cell phones and other expenses [....]
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What a Greek tragedy the Edwards' lives would make if only some playwright would see beyond the soap opera.
by EmmaZahn on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 11:42am
I tend to feel the narrative is something more along the lines of Shakespeare comictragedy, not so grand. For me, he always had a sorta "phony" flaw that you don't see much in the ancient Greek tales, a certain something that requires a more humanist-oriented genre to portray. Ok, now that I think on it, he's certainly in Roman literature (hence Shakespeare used it.) But not Greek.
by artappraiser on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 4:39pm
I was thinking of how the death of their son changed the course of their lives and of the choices both made in coping with it. I did not see him as phony as much as zombie-like, just going through the motions.
Elizabeth always seemed more interested in him being President than he was. She is mostly getting a pass from the 'liberal' media but I would bet her role in putting her disintegrating family dynamics before the public is greater than his.
I see nothing funny about it at all.
by EmmaZahn on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 4:55pm