Comments on: Breaking News!!Edwards admits affair

By: anon

anon — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:25:34 +0000

Pondering….

The three Dems most hated/feared by Republicans have all been brought down by sex scandals: Clinton, Spitzer, Edwards.

Which leaves me to wonder:

Is somebody setting up honey-traps?

Of course ultimately all three of these guys fell victim to their own turpitude, no question. But is somebody setting these women in their path?

By: Art Downs

Art Downs — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:21:47 +0000

What is wrong with up-front honesty?

Grover Cleveland may have gotten a young lady great with child but he was young and single at the time and took full financial responsibility. When Republicans tried to turn this into a political football with “Ma, Ma, where’s Pa?” he made a full disclosure and the Dems could soon say: “Gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha.”

Now, after a tearful mea culpa, he is denying the paternity. Perhaps there was a bit of time-sharing.

By: Unstable Isotope

Unstable Isotope — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:26:00 +0000

I’m very disappointed. I agree with what a lot of people said here – he could have cost Democrats the election. I liked Edwards, but I was never a supporter. I’m glad he has finally come clean.

And…I’m unstable, not unstoppable.

By: pandora

pandora — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:56:17 +0000

And that’s what’s really troubling.

By: benjamin

benjamin — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:46:57 +0000

I think you are all missing why this is disgusting.
The affair is his business. Him running to be our nominee and represent us and our ideas and the future of America knowing full well he had that skeleton in his closet ready to be unveiled at any time and destroying our chances to take back the White House is purely and simply loathsome.

By: June

June — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:43:28 +0000

What is wrong with men? Why can’t they just keep their zippers, zipped?

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:37:55 +0000

Joe M wrote:

I can understand having an affair. I can’t understand having an affair on a wife suffering from cancer, then lying when he was caught.

All you need to understand is: he was thinking with the wrong organ.

Even if Mrs Edwards was perfectly healthy, having an affair when you know that you are planning to run for president is so amazingly stupid that it can’t be considered a logical or understandable decision, at least not if you assume that he’s thinking with his brain.

By: pandora

pandora — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:30:01 +0000

Don’t care. Don’t care. Don’t care. Don’t care. Don’t care. Don’t care. Don’t care.

Now, if you have info on my husband…

By: anon

anon — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:25:43 +0000

i’m not sure what anon is what anon

that’s the point.

By: Joe M

Joe M — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:23:19 +0000

Dana,

He also said it never happened.

By: Delaware's Brilliantest Blogger

Delaware's Brilliantest Blogger — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:22:32 +0000

anon,

i’m not sure what anon is what anon b/c they don’t seem to be the same person today….

it will be interesting to see the revving if any. Timing is everything though. Friday, August, Olympics…NBC won’t have much time to do anything

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:16:45 +0000

Joe: Mr Edwards is apparently claiming that the affair began while his wife’s cancer was in remission, and ended before the latest diagnosis.

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:15:47 +0000

Mr Edwards was rumored to have been interested in becoming Attorney General, but perhaps Secretary of Health and Human Services would be more appropriate.

By: Joe M

Joe M — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:13:20 +0000

In all seriousness, this is a big disappointment to me. I thought Edwards was a pretty good guy and was looking forward to good works from him in the future.

I can understand having an affair. I can’t understand having an affair on a wife suffering from cancer, then lying when he was caught. If he had manned up and admitted it, I would have been disgusted for a good long while. Instead, because he lacked the integrity to own up, that’s the proverbial straw and I doubt he’ll ever gain respect again. From me, at least.

By: anon

anon — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:08:37 +0000

The wuss waited until the Olympic opening ceremonies to do his perp walk interview… I hope he does it alone (w/o Elizabeth).

That sound you hear is progressives revving up their buses.