Edwards: Peace at the Okay Corral

So, as of 11:36 a.m. this morning, it seems Amanda and Melissa aren't fired. Here's from the Edwards' campaign: The tone and the sentiment of some of Amanda Marcotte's and Melissa McEwan's posts personally offended me. It's not how I talk to people, and it's not how I expect the people who work for me to talk to people. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but that kind of intolerant language will not be permitted from anyone on my campaign, whether it's intended as satire, humor, or anything else. But I also believe in giving everyone a fair shake. I've talked to Amanda and Melissa; they have both assured me that it was never their intention to malign anyone's faith, and I take them at their word. We're beginning a great debate about the future of our country, and we can't let it be hijacked. It will take discipline, focus, and courage to build the America we believe in. But ya know, if John-boy wants to play in the blogosphere he's going to have to be faster than that. It took him way tooooo loooooong to release a statement on a story that's already google worthy in the blogosphere. Plus, he pissed off a whole lot of the "leftosphere." Oh, yeah, and there's still that question about whether bloggers as paid political campaign bloggers works. Does this mean no more Virgin Mary popping Plan B from the likes of Amanda in the blogosphere? Because the loss of that voice would just be a damned shame. More on this later...