John Edwards

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John Edwards admission that he lied and dismissed reports of an affair with Rielle Hunter, a filmmaker hired to cover his presidential campaign, may have ended his public life, but did it also signify an end to the era in which the mainstream media controlled the agenda for national political journalism?

Come on! Ya gotta love the complete ineptitude being exhibited by government in the management of the state's financial matters. Love it or cry is what I say. That was my attitude as I lounged next to the pool in Coronado last week and read this headline that could be found only in the San Diego Union-Tribune: "Voter-backed gaming deal with Sycuan in jeopardy."

Remember that whole deal?