Reaction: Edwards to increase taxes for the rich? ...Really?!

No, not really. John Edwards announced in California at a Democratic Convention that he plans to investigate increasing taxes on the rich. I can only assume that by "plan to investigate" he means "pretend to investigate in order to manipulate people into voting for me." Taxing the rich, as obvious an idea as it is, seems to be an impossible task to accomplish since most politicians, "President of the Free World" included, are in the pockets of the richest people in America. I think that's called a conflict of interest...