Senator Edwards has led the way in cleaning up the corruption in Washington. He has refused to accept money from Washington lobbyists and called for a number of measures to "Return the Power in Washington to Regular Americans."

Yesterday, Edwards addressed this issue again, in his speech, "The Moral Test of our Generation,"specifically calling out Hillary Clinton for her continuing to take Washington Lobbyist donations and her ongoing defense of them:

  Senator Clinton's road to the middle class takes a major detour right through the deep canyon of corporate lobbyists and the hidden bidding of K Street in Washington - and history tells us that when that bus stops there it is the middle class that loses.

  When I asked Hillary Clinton to join me in not taking money from Washington lobbyists - she refused.  Not only did she say that she would continue to take their money, she defended them.

  Today, Senator Edwards appeared on the Early Show, where he discussed Senator Clinton's "major detour right through the deep canyon of corporate lobbyists and the hidden bidding of K Street in Washington."

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Hillary Clinton is wrong.  She needs to change her mind.  And the netroots should apply the pressure to make that happen.  

On August 4, 2007, the nation learned what a few of us have known for some time now:  Hillary Clinton is the only one of the top three Democratic candidates for President who accepts money from Washington lobbyists.  

American history will show that Clinton's halting, wobbly defense of her ongoing, retrogressive practice rightfully earned her boos and howls of disapproval from the intelligent, politically-engaged netroots audience.  Her response to their vocal disapproval?  Equally wobbly:  "Now, you know I've been waiting for this- this gives us a real sense of reality... uh... with my being here." What?

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