Ed Lasky gives us this story about John Edwards and the continuing disconnect between his class warfare rhetoric, skewering the rich for practices he himself takes part in: As a presidential candidate, Democrat John Edwards has regularly attacked subprime lenders, particularly those that have filed foreclosure suits against victims of Hurricane Katrina. But as an investor, Mr. Edwards has ties to lenders foreclosing on Katrina victims. The Wall Street Journal has identified 34 New Orleans homes whose owners have faced foreclosure suits from subprime-lending units of Fortress Investment Group LLC. Mr. Edwards has about $16 million invested in Fortress funds, according to a campaign aide who confirmed a more general Federal Election Commission report. Mr. Edwards worked for Fortress, a publicly held private-equity fund, from late 2005 through 2006. Asked about the matter, Mr. Edwards yesterday pledged that he would personally provide financial assistance to New Orleanians who are...(Read Full Post)