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In reply to the discussion: I never, ever thought I'd see the day [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)does not mean 'exclusive co-sponsor' nor 'only' nor 'sole' co-sponsor. It means the first, and he was. And that bill was virtually the same as the House Version the Congress passed with a vote from Edwards and a vote from Kerry and another from Biden.
I'm sorry you don't care for the facts. Words have meanings. If Edwards did not wish to be remembered as the original, initial, first and most eager Democrat to rush to co-sponsor Joe's IWR bill, he should not have done so. Had he not done that, we could focus on his run for President, in which he claimed to have strictly Baptist views of marriage that precluded acceptance of same sex marriages right up until his mistress and their child hit the news. That makes him sound so much better. 'IRW Yes voter and adulterous hypocritical religious opponent of gay marriage, John Edwards'.
He'd stand on stages and weep about his Baptist Deacon Daddy 'It's just a part of me' he'd say 'I see marriage as a sacred contract between one man and one woman.' Yeah, a great guy.