How about character? Where does that fall?

Methinks that cheating on one’s spouse is a pretty good indicator of character or really, lack of…

I like your blog alot. However, I disagree with you on this one.

When we assume that all politicians are liars, that is exactly the type of politicians we will have. Once we stop enacting a political punishment for dishonesty, the best of our politicians will be pathological liars. By accepting liars as normal, we actually favor them over the honest politicians since there are always instances when a lie is more expedient than the truth. People get the leaders they deserve.

Edwards has been a slick weasel his whole life, and yet he came very close to becoming our vice president. This man who has never lifted a finger to help sick children, has become immensley wealthy by destroying unfortunate doctors who had the misfortune of delievering babies who had cerebral palsey. Although cerebral palsey is sometimes caused by injuries at deliever, that is often not the case. Often a poor overworked doctor has been destroyed over something which was not in any way his fault.

So, do I care? Not really, kinda hard to get lower. He isn’t a govt official so I care about as much as if I found out that Bill Clinton had another affair. It’s pretty much ended his political career at this point as if he ever runs (or tries to get appointed) again then it will matter to many. Had it simply been an affair then it wouldn’t have had this effect, it is the extenuating circumstance that killed his political career.

I can’t even say I even get up much about the media cover-up – it pales so much in comparison to everything else they are doing I can’t get worked up over it. It is another case of my approval being so low that things like this do not affect it.

And i’m frankly sickened by his silly wife calling sparse reporting on the matter “voyuerism”. I guess she figures as democrats they’re entitled to forgo the incredible amount of mud slinging ANY conservative would have been drug through by this point.

If you will repeatedly (important qualifier) lie to your family and constituency about something like this, what won’t you lie about. The bar should be higher for people like Edwards, he has said so.

An excellent, pithy and razor-sharp statement!