(He didn't do it on purpose, of course.)
According to Bill-O, the world would be a scary, scary, scary place if Edwards is elected president:
Remember, no coerced interrogation, civilian lawyers in courts for captured overseas terrorists, no branding the Iranian guards terrorists, and no phone surveillance without a specific warrant.
That sounds suspiciously like the vision of a world where the President of the United States actually preserves, protects, and defends the Constitution of the United States. And we all know that's the last thing that we can afford, right?
(Hat tips: Shakesville and Glen Greenwald.)
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