The H Bomb
If Edwards tries to argue "Halliburton" tonight, keep this in mind. These are the results of a complete search for "Halliburton" at FactCheck.org:

06.18.2004 Anti-Bush Ad Overstates Case Against Halliburton

Moveon Pac ad says administration gave contracts "on a silver platter," but government investigators say otherwise.

09.30.2004 Kerry Ad Falsely Accuses Cheney on Halliburton

Contrary to this ad's message, Cheney doesn't gain financially from the contracts given to the company he once headed.

06.28.2004 Moveon Pac Objects; But We Still Think Their Halliburton Ad Misled

05.14.2004 Twisted Facts and Falsehoods in Media Fund Ad

Democratic group's ad claims Bush turned White House into "corporate headquarters," but backs that up with false claims.

All impugn the credibility of the Kerry Campaign and related groups. For a comparison and a demonstration of FactCheck.org's relative even-handedness, search on Iraq -- it seems about half are anti-Bush and half are anti-Kerry.

But I think Edwards is probably smart enough not to engage Cheney in a debate over Halliburton -- because he knows Cheney will crush him with the facts. But I believe he'll make a few underhanded references to Halliburton, hoping to further associate its "evil" with Cheney in the minds of debate-watchers.

- posted by The Dutchman @ 4:15:00 PM