Hmmm. Seems John Solomon’s work isn’t necessarily getting rave reviews inside WaPo either. Last night we noted the S-man’s deeply lame article on John Edwards’ house sale. The gist of the article is that the Edwards sold their DC house actually below the original asking price to a couple that is no friend of unions. And remember, Edwards isn’t even in government. The piece breaks new ground in journalistic lameness even in the context of Solomon’s already impressive record in that regard.
In any case, a reader brought it up in the WaPo chat this morning with Postie Jonathan Weisman and well …
Arlington, VA: Can you explain why John Edwards’ real estate transaction warrants front page coverage today? I read the article a couple of times, and frankly, I’m at a loss trying to decipher what John and Elizabeth Edwards did wrong. Now, if the buyers used part of proceeds from the questionable stock sale to buy the house, that’s the buyers’ problem, not the seller. And considering the Edwardses sold the house for LESS than what they were asking, I ask again: what did they do wrong?
Jonathan Weisman: Umm, this is, for obvious reasons, a sensitive question. I for one was looking for more of a connection between the Edwards and the buyers. I didn’t see it. Frankly, I bought a house from some people named Buckmaster DeWolf and Rosemary Ratcliffe. I love their names but I met them for about 15 minutes as we signed our papers. So what?
That was pretty much our impression too.
Update: We’ll have more on this soon. And click here for our past fun with Solomon.
