John Edwards turns on his fellow Democrats

Apparently I don't hold a monopoly on running a campaign based on attracting the lunatic fringe elements.

'The choice for our party could not be any clearer,' (John Edwards) continued. 'We cannot replace a group of corporate Republicans with a group of corporate Democrats, just swapping the Washington insiders of one party for the Washington insiders of the other.'

Of course, he never named the fellow travelers targeted by his broadside. But he left plenty of clues, given Hillary Clinton's time in the White House and Barack Obama's record fundraising. 'The American people deserve to know that their presidency is not for sale,' he said, 'the Lincoln Bedroom is not for rent, and lobbyist money can no longer influence policy in the House and the Senate.'

I'm usually not one to just burst out laughing, but that is comedy. Is there anyone out there who actually believes that a President, any President, even me, is beyond corruption? That's not the way power works. But it's a hell of a good joke.