On John Edwards

I truly hope I can keep this to one post. I truly hope the Edwards go away and heal as a family. But here is my obligatory blog post on the news of the day.

The man presented his devotion to his wife as a testimony to why he should be given the keys to the country. And she campaigned with him on that platform. If we believe his own statement, they were both lying. It amazes me what people will do in the quest for power.

I was startled by his statement that he didn't love his paramour, his wife was in remission at the time, and the baby isn't his anyway, as if these are all mitigating factors.

"Sure I boinked her, but I didn't love her. And then my staffer knocked her up after I was done with her." Attaboy, John. Nice way to treat the women in your life. And on national television to boot. Jerk.

Here's Ann Althouse's take:

Imagine if he'd gotten the nomination. What a selfish bastard — to run for the nomination while parading his cancerous wife about and knowing that if he won this story could have come out at any time — maybe in October — screwing up his party's chances!