An Edwardian Puzzle

I've got a new piece up at The Guardian's Comment is Free about what happens to Edwards supporters who were drawn by his brand of anti-corporate populism.

[F]or those of his supporters who regard the increasing lack of corporate regulation and virtual fire sale of our government to corporate interests as one of the most pressing issues the nation faces, there is no evident moor for their ships set adrift by his departure.

What we can be sure of is that either Clinton or Obama will be indubitably better on this score than anyone the Republican party nominates. In fact, the GOP looks almost certain to nominate John McCain, who, in spite of his continual bragging about his efforts to prevent lobbyist money from corrupting Beltway politics, is, hilariously, the most lobbied-up candidate in the race, with 32 "lobbyist bundlers" passing him donations, almost twice as many as Clinton. And McCain, by his own admission no economic expert, also supports making the egregiously top-heavy Bush tax cuts permanent. Compared to his apparent vision of a new Gilded Age, Clinton and Obama look like regular Robin Hoods.

The whole thing is here.