Thursday, September 13, 2007

HILLARY CLINTON, JOHN EDWARDS

Hillary’s Not-Quite-Refunded Hsu Funds

John Edwards isn’t exactly a shrinking violet when it comes to criticizing Hillary Clinton, or bringing up the Clintons’ past scandals – recall his “the Lincoln Bedroom is not for rent” speech. In fact, that speech came on the 23rd of August, just a few days before the whole Norman Hsu mess exploded on the nation’s front pages.

Yet John Edwards hasn’t yet commented on the Norman Hsu matter.

There’s no mention of Hsu on his web site. (A few blog posters have mentioned it on his site, but nothing from the campaign itself.)

John Edwards “hasn’t received a dime from Norman Hsu,” I’m told. It’s a golden opportunity to slam Hillary. So why the silence from the candidate himself?

The Edwards camp has stated they're now doing criminal background checks on their donors. I'm thinking out loud here, but I wonder if the Edwards camp wants to complete the check on their own donors, and once they're given a clean bill of donor health, so to speak, they'll open fire on Hillary over Hsu.

NOTE: This post has been changed since posting.

09/13 01:59 PMShare