Could You Not Predict This?
Wednesday, August 29, 2007

I honestly was going to write about this earlier:

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards told a labor group he would ask Americans to make a big sacrifice: their sport utility vehicles.

The former North Carolina senator told a forum by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, yesterday he thinks Americans are willing to sacrifice.

Edwards says Americans should be asked to drive more fuel efficient vehicles. He says he would ask them to give up SUVs.

Now, knowing liberals the way I do, I knew this was a case of “Do as I say, not as I do.” I figured it was only a matter of time before someone showed him riding around in an SUV. Was I ever right:

But campaigning turns out to be a pretty high-carbon practice. All the candidates ride around, particularly in Iowa, in big cars — Hillary rode an 18-wheeler; Obama rented an RV; and Edwards, whose convoy is often mini-van centric, had this Cadillac SRX Crossover (15 mpg) beside him in Iowa on his arrival from announcing his candidacy for president in New Orleans, according to his Flickr stream.

I gotta agree with Private Pigg from the other day. I mean, he’s making it too easy for us, really. He’s got to be the dumbest s.o.b. on the planet if he thinks he can stand up there, tell us to get rid of our SUVs, and nobody will notice as he rides off into the sunset (sidesaddle, of course) in one of his own.

Update: Instapundit links to this photo of Edwards’ estate. Yup, SUVs in the driveway, boys and girls. Hypocrite.

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    5 Responses to “Could You Not Predict This?”
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      PCD Says:

      John Kerry has several SUVs, too.

      I have a better idea. Let’s take away all of John Edwards’ money so he can really understand poverty.

      August 29th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
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      Brian Says:

      Wow, that was a quick comment. lol I literally just posted this. =)

      August 29th, 2007 at 6:58 pm
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      John Edwards Proves to the World, that he is a Stupid, Idiotic, Hypocritical, Moron. « opinionated geek……with a laptop Says:

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      August 29th, 2007 at 9:13 pm
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      PCD Says:

      Brian,

      Quick, but to the point.

      August 30th, 2007 at 8:15 am
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