Okay, enough with the “Oh My God, He’s a Trial Lawyer!” Edwards slams. While the excesses of civil courts can be weighed against the excesses of businesses who are rightfully sued, I think you can discuss the issue of “tort reform” without painting “trial lawyers” as something you’d scrape off your shoe.<\/p>\n
That’s one meme that’s already tiresome, and it’s only going to get worse with time. <\/p>\n
(Though, no, I wouldn’t vote for Perry Mason as pres — the dude plays faster and looser with the law, even in a good cause, than anyone should feel comfortable with in a chief executive. Nor do I think he’d take the job.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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