like any group where elites from the political and business world come together to discuss policy.  It's just that, discussing policy, not a conspiracy.  Attendance at a Bilderberg meeting doesn't prove much of anything, least not that a person is an agent of the alleged conspiracy.  Like other such groups Bilderberg needs closely watched but there is a lot of conspiracy theorist bilge floating around about that group that makes little sense.  The conspiracy mindset can just as easily serve progressive or conservative interests depending on who is in power, it's mostly a matter of their always being opposed to whatever party has the reins of government because they are all part of the "conspiracy".  With Bush in power it sounds progressive to chase conspiracies but when Dems are in power these same conspiracy theories work against us and serve the right.  During the 1990s the conspiracy theorists were using Clinton's attendance at Bilderberg to attack him.  They'll do the same with Edwards having attended.