The Two John Edwards

How the '08 hopeful's PlayStation misstep undermines his "Two Americas" meme.

Jeff Taylor | November 17, 2006

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/o:p>Contrary to the Edwards' pitch that labor-hostile companies are leaving American workers destitute, somebody is making some money out there in America. More importantly, they are making it in many, many cases without a union card.   This reality will very hard for union-funded Democrats like Edwards to ignore as the 2008 presidential campaign unfolds. Hewing to the union rules, clear evidence of prosperity, like perhaps a shortage of $600 game machines, will have to be swept out of the campaign. /p> p class="MsoNormal"> o:p> /o:p>Impossible you say? Edwards has a head start. From his perch at the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at the UNC Law School, Edwards has spent the past year and a half flying around the country telling everyone how bad things are. Predatory lenders, for example , are lending too much money to poor people who in some cases cannot pay the money back. Yes, things are bleak indeed. /p> p class="MsoNormal"> o:p> /o:p>The alternative to a Democratic presidential campaign marked by a downward spiral of Pythonseque