"But according to this morning’s New York Times, “the government might want to press the case to send a clear message to other candidates that the misuse of campaign funds is a serious crime and that it should not be dismissed.”
Really? I’m not a lawyer. And I certainly agree that misuse of campaign funds is a serious crime. But let’s get serious for just a minute here. Is the takeaway from this sad, sordid story of arrogance and entitlement and deceit and infidelity ever going to be about campaign-finance law? When people look back on the meteoric rise and spectacular fall that cost Edwards his reputation, his career, his marriage, and his self-respect, are they going to think, Gee, if he’d only been more careful about those donor dollars?"
Good Luck Turning the John Edwards Fiasco Into a Campaign-Finance Teaching Moment
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