John Kerry’s brand of Boston diplomacy pays off

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27. Elizabeth was lying as well

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Both Edwards were willing to say anything to get him the Presidency. Elizabeth was also trying to hold on to her husband. There were other things that she was willing to lie about - she repeatedly said that John Edwards decided to run for President because he wanted universal healthcare for all -- even before she developed cancer. In fact, in the primary debates of 2004, he blasted Kerry (Dean was already out) because he said his plan was too expensive. Edwards plan covered just kids -- essentially just expanding SCHIP. (Both his 2004 plan and Elizabeth's comments are easily found.) In addition, in her book, Elizabeth went out of her way to attack Teresa, who had never been anything but kind to her.

The strangest case of her lying was that she backed John Edwards story in August 2008 that he did not father the baby. It later became clear that she knew far more about this - and knew he was lying - when he made those statements.

Not to mention the main point - there was NO way to challenge the results. In the time between November and when the electors had to be named before the January vote would allow a recount. However a recount would not find sufficient votes. Proving that there was intentional voter suppression would NOT change the results and it could not be done in the time frame.

Elizabeth was a good person, but certainly not a saint.