She was a wonderful teacher Tailcap.

Pretty too.

KEM that's a little tooooo much information. Hey KEM you didn't actually................wow,.......... nah... never mind, none of my business!

And he didn't love her!! The jerk!! I loved every Gal I fucked. I still love my ninth grade English teacher.

You shouldn't have done that John.

McCain is a shithead no good asshole too LULU. But this article is about Johnny Tossaseed.

I agree with that Tailcap, repugs too. I also agree they impeached Clinton for a BJ. It was both Dems and Repugs I do believe.

Why did you read it?

Hypocritical Republicans want adulterer John McCain in White House: John McCain Obtained Marriage License with Cindy While Still Married to First Wife

While the news about Edwards' affair has become front-page news, little attention has been paid to a recent report in the Los Angeles Times that exposed new details about how John McCain's first marriage ended after he started an affair with his current wife. The paper revealed that McCain obtained an Arizona marriage license on March 6, 1980 to marry Cindy Hensley, even though at the time he was still legally married to his first wife, Carol.

KEM PATRICK August 11th, 2008 1:53 pm
Hi ~PODHUERTZ~ "Would you say it would be alright for a president, a U.S. Senator or any poltician to murder his wife, or rape a maid, or torture his dog or cat in their own home?"
-obviously Democrats believe it okay start wars, murder people by the thousands, torture them and break laws. If Democrats didn't they would impeach Bush.

Another God-damned hypocrite Demopublican. Never cared for him much. So what? Wouldn't vote for any Democrat that voted for war and voted to fund it. This would include Edwards.

I will say this, he was probably better on economic issues than Obama, that why Democrats chose Obama instead. Democrats like to be sweet-talked while they get screwed.

Voter Green, Nader or 3rd party. Screw Dems!

It's a sad state of affairs,(pardon the pun), when this story draws more comments than the death of civilians in Afghanistan, or the charging of a US Marine for murder in Iraq. I could care less about who he's going to bed with. As long as it's not little boys as some in Congress do.

Hi ~PODHUERTZ~ Would you say it would be alright for a president, a U.S. Senator or any poltician to murder his wife, or rape a maid, or torture his dog or cat in their own home?

Of course not, those are crimes. Well, what other criminal acts by our politicians do you think we should ignore, besides adultry and very possible bribery? There must be a limit or a s\et o frules I suppose, as to what crimes by politicians are newsworthy, or those we should ignore? Adultry is a crime BTW, it's usually not prosecuted, but it's an impeachable offense for a president.

I don't care what people do in their private
consensual sex lives. Priests, pundits, politicians, publicans can do what the hell ever it is they want. Its not my concern.

Come on, folks, there are infinitely more important matters to concern the world than a man's infidelities. The Edwards case is another excuse for Americans to commence an orgy of hypocritical judgments. Get off it. Leave the poor guy alone.

I went nuts over this issue? I thought I was just doing the same thing everyone else was doing here, blogging comments and having fun.

Oh my god call the wagon. I've lost my mind.

Hey, wait, wait! Hold the phone! The title of this here article reads, " Edwards Admits Sexual Affair,___ LIED ___ as Presidential Candidate. Shit, it's the friggin authors who are nuts.

Well, okay he didn't lie. When Edwards was asked that question, he told the truth. And besides, no one has the right to ask such a personal question of a politician. I was a wrong DUDE and played the corporate game, Shame shame on me. Boo hoo.

Hey ~LESSER EVIL~ Any others here you want to call out who thought Edwards lied, and shame them too, or is it just me you think is a fucking moron? Funny how John Edwards apologized for LYING if he didn't lie.

Think that you can shove your keyboard up your ass when your head is already stuck in there ~Lesser Evil~? ___ You idiot.

My smart alec remarks are in respnse to your goofy comments to me lulu, that's all.

Ted Markow, politicians lie. Shocking, isn't it. Wouldn't it be refreshing if George Bush and the rest of his criminal administratioin fessed up to all of the crimes, treason, hundreds of lies, etc.? Or do Republicans get a pass?? Just Democrats are supposed to fess up, huh.

Did McCain Lie ?

Nanoo August 9th, 2008 9:42 am

"Edwards fucked up. Not too bright for someone wanting to be president. I agree with Kem P. he shouldn't have lied about it repeatedly. I don't care whether it was sex, like that should be exempt, or finances or whatever."

Agreed - and that is why I didn't shed any tears when Clinton was impeached for lying to the Grand Jury (and the rest of us). If you screw up, have the balls to fess up and take your lickings. Wouldn't that be so refreshing to see for a change?

Kem, you know that Republicans never admit to doing anything wrong. They're saints and are perfect like you. Everyone knows about McCain comitting adultery, yet he pretends to be little Mr. Innocence. And what's with the smart aleck insults? Sounds like you're still in junior high. Second childhood? You know you want McInsane to win, and you're still pouting about Hillary's loss.

The issue is not just the sex Babzola, it's also about LOTS of money, coverups and many lies. We are lucky Edwards is not on the ticket against McCain. I personally don't want to see McCain win. And Edwards political career is finished, bet on it. He's not Ted Kennedy, or JFK, Ronnie R, or Gingyboy. He's done. Bet the farm.

Did I say it was OK for McCain to do anything ~IILLULU? ___ I don't control the media ~LULU~ so why address your blather to me? I stand by what I wrote here. Edwards fucked up, or maybe it was doggy style.

Anyway Johnny boy got caught sneaking out of the gals hotel room early in the morning last month, that folks is news, as attested to the large number of comments about it here. His wife's cancer is no longer in remission BTW, her cancer is incurable, which makes this sad tale even sadder in my opinion. But, we all have our own opinions.

Has McCain admitted to any wrong? I fhe does it will be news. Get off of my ass, unless you want to kiss it.

As Kem Patrick said - I'd vote for Edwards over McCain also ... that is not the point here. The point is, many millions who once would have voted for him no longer would.

All candidates should have to memorize the lyrics to "I Thought About the Game" from Damn Yankees.

I don't understand why, in a culture that is obsessed with sex, that this is such a shocking revelation. Women dress like hookers and are out to seduce men, and we're supposed to act like Puritans when we find out someone has committed the ultimate sin, worse than dropping bombs on an innocent country and killing a million defenseless people.

I don't know whether to laugh or to cry, it's so ludicrous.

Ok enough!
Raise your hands if you at the very least had a Monica from someone other then your wife?
Come on be mtruthful.
Now how many of you have admitted this tris to the wife?
How many got divorce because of someone else attracting you sexually?
Guess what The Clintons are still together. And it seems the star of this blog is hand and hand with his dying wife.
Heym if I recall right many of you voted Ronalad Ragaan into office and he had hanky panky with Nancy before his divorce of Jane Wyman. You all forgave Newt Ginrich.
I wonder how forgiving you would have been if it was your wife?
I have never been a big Edwards fan. He wasn'teven on my list in the last primaries.
But if the Edwards are still together Then let go of it.
Be more alert where you own sex drive goes.
And remember if you want a monica you either get them at home or not at all.

I would vote for Edwards over McCain as you would. I have more faith in voters than you, however they did elect W twice. My point is we are all on this earth together. I believe in diversity. Some things we chose to do hurt others, including flings and it saddens me. If infidelity should be private, then should saying mean things to your children be private too? Where do we draw the line on respecting and/or hurting others, especially our loved ones? This is not about me being the religious right, it is about being a good person.

Hey Kem, so it was OK for John McCain to commit adultery with Cindy and for McCain to abandon his injured wife, the mother of his children, but not it's not OK for Edwards to have a fling?

And why is this even an issue since Edwards is NOT the nominee?

I don't know why right-wingers keep posting hypocritical BS on CD.

I'd vote for Edwards over McCain also ~Babzola~, that is not the point here. The point is, many millions who once would have voted for him no longer would. If he'd been the Demo nominee or the VP pick, McCain would win in a landslide, taking all 50 states. That's reality and that's the point.

The first blog on this subject is hilarious:
http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/16400

Believe me, my vote for president is based on more important things than infidelity. I would vote for Edwards over GW any day. I am just saddened by what he has done to his family.

~NAVARRO~ I do believe you are the first one here who has cut to the core of the issue. Well said.

But I personally also did enjoy the laughs of many other's humerous comments. ___ Not you Amitola.

Hi ~Amitola~ I see that your brilliance is still limited to casting barbs and stones.

There was a day when the press had the decorum at least not to tattle like school children on politicians' private lives, like JFK and his affairs, the rumors of Ike's and GWHB's, as well as many others throughout history. You know, many in Europe and elsewhere laugh at the US for being so caught up in the titillation of pols' sexual proclivities.

Must be that good ol' Calvinist/Puritanical bent that's been driving the US since the Mayflower arrived. Silly hypocrites. Today's press pushing the infotainment agenda is probably the main culprit though.

I don't know about you, but if/when I vote for someone, I'm voting to fill a job position and who's best for it, not on a set of personal moral values. I didn't vote for Edwards in the primaries for other reasons, but nor do I care what his (or any other pol's) private lives are, unless and until that directly impedes his/her performance while in office.

Grow up America, and ignore this tripe.

Geez, KEM, I'm glad you showed up on this thread, as I though your brilliance was only confined to environmental concerns.

Now, I see you're an expert on sex and lies, too. Videotape??

Little Brother, LOL
If a voyeur were peeping through the Clinton's bedroom door keyhole, I'm sure it was a waste of time because of inactivity on the other side of the door.

There are more important things going on in this world than Edwards' infidelity, and there are worse character flaws too, however is infidelity always ok? Freedom is a wonderful thing but doesn't kindness, love of family and fidelity reflect on someone's character?

"Edwards met her at a New York city bar in 2006"
-----
This whole story REEKS of "well, THAT ain't what happened". Druck/Hunter just HAPPENED into a hotel bar on Park Avenue (how'd she get IN, would be the FIRST question) just in time to ... whatever John Edwards, who presumably has been waving away offers more appealing than Druck/Hunter for a long, long time?

And then Edwards VOLUNTARILY allows checks to be cut to "Midline Groove Productions", a salaciously-named, newly-incorporated identity for the, uh, aging hooker/groupie who may, for all we know, have aerosoled him, taken pictures of God knows what, etc.?

No no no, folks. THINK about this one. Sudden sex scandals have ALWAYS overtaken those who pose an electoral danger to The CHANGEling.

The important thing is for the Democrats NOT to nominate Obama. ANYbody else.

Because, Alex, he is a "public figure" and his sex acts were not being conducted in HIS private home, in his bedroom, with his ill wifes knowledge. He's a public figure who was running for the highest office in the land on a platform of honesty and extrmartial sex and adultry are public imformation if he gets caught.

That's why it's news and there is also evidence she was being well paid to keep quiet. He is no better than Billy boy gettng caught, ___ it was news. How we accept that news is our business, but it's news and it's bad news for John Edwards. I don tgive arat's ass wht hedoes personaly as lnug as he don't lie about it over and over and over and spend my donations to his campaign for sexual favors.

I am not condoning his action, but who the hell cares. It is between him and his wife and it is none of our business. Why always this obsession with anything that relates to sex?

This is a very vanilla scandal, compared to David Vitter humping hookers in feces-filled diapers, Larry Craig cruising for sex with men in airport restrooms, Ted Haggard doing dope and dirty deeds with male escorts, etc. Moreover, compared to lying and starting wars that have killed over a million people and cost $2 trillion, why are we even concerned about a private matter involving consenting adults?

Mandi Locke,

I see your point, and agree.

Much ado about nothing.

The comments seem to fall into two camps:

1. The he-lied-and-that's-the-important-thing group.

-and-

2. The it's-none-of-our-busines group.

I fall in with the latter because the former are willing to trade away any progressive ideas he could have brought to the table. All this does is punish him for not telling us something that was never any of our business to begin with.

And I thought only the Republicans were hung up about sex.

If Edwards has an affair it is terrible. If David Vitter has a running relationship with the DC Madam, it is fine.
And why does anyone care who anyone else sleeps with?

russt -- um, no, not all of us 'have massages from strangers' . . . or even 'take orders from others' or 'eat food prepared by anyone' . . . but it sounds like you do . . .

people like sex, and sometimes with others who are not their life long partners.

To bad some people can't get over this fact, use sex as a basis of voting and then to vote against their (and our) best interests like saving the environment, stopping wars of greed, and all the rest.

I blame Gary Hart - he should have said yes I am having and enjoying sex with this hottie and the Republicans should still be thrown out of office, and I can still make this a better world for all of us to live in.

(Ended up with Clinton anyway - and he was a real sell out - still triangulating)

Kind of makes me laugh inside - you will eat food prepared by anyone. Take orders from others. Even have massages from strangers!

But wooah have sex or think about or talk about sex and whoosh...

Perhaps the survivors of earth's environmental destruction will be see differently.

Any bets that 'Miss Elizabeth' of The View will get her Ann Coulter issue panties in a twist over this on Monday?

Why should anyone, even a presidential candidate, have to answer a public question about their sex life?

Edwards voted to give Bush permission to invade Iraq! Now that's something to get riled up about! Changing your mind later can't bring the bombs back, he knows that.

Remember, Edwards was on that special committee that received privileged briefings on Iraq's weapons capabilities. Barr said through those briefings, it was clear that Iraq did not possess WMDs. He voted against it. Edwards went along with Bush.

And Edwards was caught off camera conniving with Hillary to marginalize some of the other candidates like Gravel and Kucinich.

KEM PATRICK August 9th, 2008 2:29 pm

"I don't give a rip what Edwards does with his pecker. But when people run for the presidency, on a premise of honesty in their platform, we deserve to believe they won't lie to us."

Kem,

I completely agree! In Edwards case, as with many others, his pecker was welcomed, though he was dishonest about it as many politicians and others in the lime-light have been.

What's really sad and perverted is how much "news coverage" consensual sex receives while millions of women and children around the globe are being raped by the minute but seems to miss Mass Media news coverage as something that's important. What a f****d-up world!

I am saddened by this situation. Yes, I wish private lives could remain private but I also wish John Edwards was who he told us he was. He hurt his wife and family and it is clear John Edwards is weak in a way I never thought was possible. Humans are not perfect and we all make mistakes, but standing in front of all US citizens, sharing his wonderful family with all, asking for our support and many believed in him, including me. I am liberal and like I said about Clinton vs Bush in regards to lies... hmmmmmm.... sex.... war, lying to start a war is far worse, however not having the strength to respect your loved ones is offensive, too. It's sad.

It don't matter what we think ~BOB~, politicians lives are private IN THEIR HOMES, their bedrooms. When they venture into shackups or wild sex in other's homes, airport men's rooms, "our" White House Oval office, hotels or deep water under a bridge, etc, it's fair game for publicity. If they don't want to pay, the'd better not play.

I think consenting adults have a right to privacy.

As long as no one is being bribed or influenced, and as long as no public money is involved, such stories as this one are just cheap sensationalism. Many of the very same people who write and report these stories have had extra-marital affairs themselves. Perhaps someone should make public the personal lives of these hypocrites.

quoting 'squirrellymom' (not me but definitely a kindred spirit) from an ABC comments blog :

"Now Elizabeth, lock that man out of your bedroom if you haven't already done so because you have NO IDEA what DISEASES you can get from him and your immune system can't handle that."

Manhood? MANHOOD? hahahahaha oh my that's funny oh 'scuse me that just really struck me this time. If a man's "manhood" is all between his legs, women - it's time WE took back our power, the power we had before the patriarchal religions took over.

Oh my I needed that laugh. Manhood indeed.

And ~LESSER EVIL~ I'm not ashamed about shit, this IS a story and it's Edwards sad story, he made the news, not me.

I don't give a rip what Edwards does with his pecker. But when people run for the presidency, on a premise of honesty in their platform, we deserve to believe they won't lie to us.

Unfortunantly, we don't seem to have any available that fit that fair and critial arena. And it does piss me off that my campaign donation, given to a man that I trusted, went to a good lookin blond and I don't even get to sniff the puss or lick a nipple.

~Truth-Forward~ Edwards "came forward" to admit it, ONLY because he GOT CAUGHT in a hotel, (shacking with the chick he says he don't love), the affair was long over according to Edwards. ___ "Horse Apples". Legally, buy his actions, he is guilty of adultry.

When he was seen leaving their MEETING room at the hotel early in the morning, he about had a shit-fit, raced down the hall and into a public men's room and then held the door closed for awhile so the witnesses could not get in. He finally CAME FORTH. Uh-huh.

Edwards also apparantly has been caught about the subject of "monetary payoffs". IF true, he solicited money from US, and I for one gave him money, but- not- to- be- used- for- his- sexual- pleasures. Edwards claims he don't know beans about any HUSH money, but he's going to investigate to see if any of his sidekicks did that. ___ Bullshit.

Again, when ANYONE, anyone, runs for ANY public office, but especially high public office, their lives are NO LONGER PRIVATE. A president picks his dog up by the ears, that's public information, a presiden tgets Bjs from a teenager, that's public information, (if they get caught). If they want to keep their AFFAIRS a secret, they'd better be careful where they fuck around.

It's soooooo easy to Monday Morning Quarterback the decision of Edwards to come forward and bare his soul. As a matter of fact I admire him for it. He has more balls than any leader we've had for the last 12 years. What he does is his business and his business alone.

As for lying: please see above. John Edwards doesn't owe ANY of us an explanation for what he does. If you think he does then you are truly arrogant. He told an untruth not a lie, I think he tried to keep his personal business out of the public just like a good politician does.

So get of your God damned high horse. When you find an honest politician please let us know.

I am really bleeding with deep sorrow for John Edwards and his family. In my estimation, he still is a tremendous person with a deep social conscience. Who in politics today has deep social conscience, you can hardly name but a few.

This shows you that no matter how great a person can be, they can be expected to fail. No one is born perfect. The odds are against them. That is in our human nature, to fail, and that is why forgiveness is so essential for healing those failures, even heal our nation.

What a loss for our nation, probably a great Attorney General or a great U.S. Supreme Court Justice.

The ruling rich capitalists in this nation can rape and pillage the earth and never be held accountable, but the best of humankind can be destroyed in a moments time by the hypocracy of capitalistic induced American culture

How can you identify a good politician? They lie convincingly and often. The world is full of good politicians.

You said a mouthfull ~Estebandido~

Great One !! :: bvance August 8th, 2008 5:41 pm !!! yes yes yes. this posting overall is one of the funnier ones, at the expense of course of all we once held sacred. So much for false relligions and morals.

THE REASON FOLKS ARE ANGRY IS BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LIED. thats all that's important. It wasn't necessary that Edwards lie, only that he REFUSE TO SPEAK ABOUT SUBJECTS WHICH ARE NOT THE PUBLIC'S BUSINESS! why is this so dificult to understand?

On the other hand maybe the Clinton/Monica fiasco did more to open the door to the acceptance of the discussion of oral sex, than any other person in history! Laugh all you want but sucha change may be the little straw which finally killed Victorian prudery....

Ahhh, Johnny ... what a shame. Now there will be that note at the end of your public resume' for all time. Stop feelin' sorry for yourself, you knew where that thing was goin'. There's no way to make that go away.

And Elizabeth ... what a shame. T'wasn't you m'dear, so don't go wonderin' about that.

What you want to imagine, ALL you folks who have ever gone out on a committed relationship is this:

THE VERY FIRST TIME someone asked you about it you said,"Why yes, in fact, I am!"

Anyone? Anyone at all?

Hard to even imagine isn't it?

We expect ideal behavior from human beings and they pretend that they are as flawless as we expect them to be.

No one is, and we are still shocked every time we find that out.

Curious, ain't it?

Edwards fucked up. Not too bright for someone wanting to be president. I agree with Kem P. he shouldn't have lied about it repeatedly. I don't care whether it was sex, like that should be exempt, or finances or whatever.

Only a petty Republican really gives a sh.. about this story! They are the ones with all the high flown moral's who have taken corruption to a whole new level in this country. But, no one seems to be remotely concerned about the moral decay resulting from it. Just some politician's extra marital affair. In most Christian's minds the only moral decay is from sexual promiscuity. The corrupt Administration they have supported for 7 1/2 years is conveniently ignored. And life goes on in the smarmy world of Republican opportunism.

It seems like a shame that Edwards and his policy ideas and committment to ending poverty, fighting global warming and bringing peace in the middle east should be in anyway discredited because of such a mistake. It's not that so many politicians have affairs, it's that so many people have affairs and as much as we hate to admit it, politicians are people too. If he were running for an office, it might be our business, but the fact is that the pain and healing that need to occur in his own home are much more important than the public apologies he will continue to give and we will continue to not accept.

On the one hand we have faithful George Bush, his hands red with Iraqi lives. On the other hand we have unfaithful John Edwards, innocent of killing anyone and promising mildly progressive policies (but far more progressive than Obama's) which would have helped millions of workers in the US. Who is exocoriated? Why, Edwards of course - not a judeo-christian warrior, it seems, though in the quest of appearing to be one he lied to protect his frail humanity. Perhaps if the US public didn't require their politicians to lie in such ways they would be more honest and principled in office? Though naturally the conservative, evangelical right would hate that. Making every election a contest of character rather than policy means that issues that actually concern every working person (health care, employee rights etc) are passed over in favour of spurious tests of moral fibre.

I'll take a pacifist atheist who's gay and a supporter of universal health care over a christian warrior any day. The pity is, no american will ever have that choice.

Our heros have feet of clay as do their heros. Just because John Edwards was tempted to do that which was wrong does not mean that his ideas and issues were not the correct opnes to raise--it just might mean that he was not the correct one to champion such issues.

For any tempted to gloat, let it be known that virtually all men or women who might seek to run for the presidency are ximilarly flawed and imperfect. They lie, steal, cheat, and (naturally enough) seek to conceal such shortcomings. In the immortal words of VP Dick Cheney--So?

The media is shifting our attention to "non-issues."

Edwards is not a candidate for any office.

So.... this story is important ..... why?

If his wife forgives him, the rest of it is none of my business.

He is not the first man, or woman, to stray.... he is not the first politician to stray.... he won't be the last.

Could the media take time to report on important issues, like how many jobs we lost this year. Like how many people lost their homes to foreclosure. Like how many adults are still without health care. Like how many kids are still without healthcare. Like how many kids still drop out, before they finish high school. Like what are we going to do to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. You know.... stuff that matters outside the beltway.

Are we the people shifting our attention from the issues to non-issues or is the media shifting our attention for us?

My facts may be a bit hazy as I haven't the book in front of me, but I remember reading in the biography of King O'Malley, a Texan who ended up as Australia's Minister for Home Affairs in the early nineteenth century (a long story) that when he was working for the election of Calvin Coolidge as President there was a sex scandal involving Coolidge, a woman and a baby, much like the Edwards thing. O'Malley advised a positive response and confected a brief campaign that trumpeted the fact that at least one candidate in the election had proved he had a pair of balls and should be voted for as good, solid presidential material. It worked. The voters turned to Coolidge! And he became President. Things were not as mealy-mouthed then, it seems.

lillulu

Did you mean to be funny when you said of George and Condi that "She probably took a good look at him and broke it off"? Tee Hee Hee

But about Edwards......I don't even want to know of his, or any other's, sex lives. I know I like his ideas. His pointing out the "two Americas" was spot on......something we must address before we can hope to become the great country we bill ourselves to be.

Too little Too late.
Common dummies are in pursuit of truth.

This whole obsession with a man's private life is embarrassing. It's his PRIVATE life.

Forget about it. It's none of your business.

To everyone here: Who would you rather trust: a politician who was getting his or her end away, and is therefore more relaxed and human, or a religious nut case mass murderer with a history of psychopathic personality markers who is doing their damnedest to bring about 'The Second Coming (tm)'?

Me? I'd be supporting the one who would rather fornicate than fight...

Kem - one old dude to another: Marilyn Monroe - "Satin Nights". All I can say is... DAMN!

That's right ~Galen~ and that reply by JFK ended the story. No lie was told. And she could have eaten crackers in my bed too.

You are correct ~Voice Of Reason~ but when first asked about it by a reporter, Edwards should have replied, "That's none of anybody's business but mine and my family."

He's a "public figure" and his personal life is "public", whether he likes it or not and it was his decision to make his life public. The problem is, the word "TRUST", he lied, over and over.

And realizing what such a scandal would do to his candidacy and to the Democrat party, he should have just dropped out of the race when first asked and said nothing more about it.

Scandal? Well, many millions think so and he couldn't ever hope to win once it got out. And if the affair ended in 2006, why did he meet with the gal in a hotel last month?

Well, at least he didn't take her for a midnight ride over a narrow bridge.

I remember the (probably) apocryphal story about JFK and Marilyn Monroe. When a reporter asked if JFK was sleeping with her he supposedly responded "And you wouldn't?"

Short of rape, sexual abuse, or child molesting John Edwards' sex life is none of our business. Nor is that of any other public official. The only other exception that comes to mind is that of an official who claims the banner of "sexual morality," runs on it, and then is discovered to have been a blatant hypocrite. The issue then is not infidelity or adultery (a private matter between partners) but public deception on issues made part of public platforms. Because people are public officials does not give us, the public, or the media, mainstream or otherwise, the right to pry. I see an awful lot of posturing; and given the statistics on extra-marital affairs, I wonder how many of those doing the posturing have the same or similar "skeletons in their closets."

Thank you Gail Moore and in response to your confusion I'm a guy.

Has John McCain ever admitted he abandoned his injured wife and had sex with his present wife Cindy while he was still married to his wife Carol? When he came back from Vietnam, Carol was four inches shorter (from the accident), on crutches, substantially heavier than when he had last seen her, and walked with a limp. The guy is all character, isn't he.

How about Newt Gingrich? He abandoned his sick wife to play around. "...But the most notorious of them all is undoubtedly Gingrich, who ran for Congress in 1978 on the slogan, "Let Our Family Represent Your Family." (He was reportedly cheating on his first wife at the time). In 1995, an alleged mistress from that period, Anne Manning, told Vanity Fair's Gail Sheehy: "We had oral sex. He prefers that modus operandi because then he can say, 'I never slept with her.'" Gingrich obtained his first divorce in 1981, after forcing his wife, who had helped put him through graduate school, to haggle over the terms while in the hospital, as she recovered from uterine cancer surgery. In 1999, he was disgraced again, having been caught in an affair with a 33-year-old congressional aide while spearheading the impeachment proceedings against President Clinton."

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2006/0607.ben...

Does anyone here besides me remember Bush having a known gay male prostitute masquerading as a 'reporter' sleep over at the Whitehouse? Jeff Gannon /Mike Gluckert was his name.

Retire Green,

I got the message too. Cindy is on the ballot!Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We still have work to do, and we need people to continue contributing if they can afford it. Last week I sent Cindy a check for $200 and will keep donating until I reach $2,300.

Let's face it, Condi is hot, compared to Cheney.

Screw Edwards:
Literally it doesn't matter. Cindy Sheehan is on the ballot in San Francisco! She will be challenging Pelosi! Progressives, here and now, is your real chance to make a change. Forget Edwards, Obama, Kucinich, Nader, don't invest your hearts or your money in false prophets.

If you want to send a message to Washington, if you are pissed with Obama, if you feel like you've been taken advantage of once again, then give to Cindy.

http://www.cindyforcongress.org/

Go Cindy!

Does this mean Rielle Hunter is available?

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Winston Churchill : dirty cheatin' politicians.

Adolf Hitler, George Walker Bush: squeaky clean politicians.

'nuff said.

For God's sake, how did John Edwards' personal life get to be anyone's business but his and his family's? It's hypocritical of the media and anyone else to point fingers at anybody. He was my candidate until he dropped out, and I think he was and is an excellent candidate for the job. Truth_Forward said it best, and I applaud his/her take on the whole deal. Was Bush a better president than Franklin Roosevelt? God, no. We ALL lie from time to time - THAT'S the truth. Big whoop. Let the family alone and find something else to bitch about - this is a non-event for America in light of the war, the economy, the liars in the White House, the collapsing infrastructure of America, and I think that, unless we've been living underground for the last 8 years, Americans are well aware of what's happened to our country and our Constitution. This is the Edwards' business and nobody else's. Period. Done. The end.