Cherubim:
I think you are exactly right. I also know for a fact, that Edwards conduct is not uncommon when a husband watches his wife suffer through a long and lingering illness. I think it is a form of escapism for them, it is just that Edwards is famous, and the other men I have known that engaged in the exact same behavior were not. Edwards remains by Elizabeth's side, so I believe his commitment is to her.
If Americans ever do elect a woman president, I hope it is a woman EXACTLY like Elizabeth Edwards, and not the self-serving Sarah Palin.
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John Edwards earns a perfect score for cheating on his cancer-stricken wife while running for president. Congrats! Score: 100
Web gossip jockey Matt Drudge posts a story about Prince Harry's deployment in Afghanistan, putting many lives, Harry's among them, in danger. Score: 84
During the summer, McCain adviser Phil Gramm says the U.S. is "a nation of whiners" and we're in a "mental re cession," not an actual one. Nice call, chump. Score: 73
In a smear that sounds even worse in retrospect, Sarah Palin goes rogue and stirs up prejudice by accusing Barack Obama of "palling around with terrorists." Score: 66
During a night of clubbing, Giants star receiver Plaxico Burress tucks a gun into the waistband of his sweats and accidentally shoots himself in the thigh. Score: 39
Soundly defeated Colorado GOP Rep. Marilyn Musgrave never congratulates her election opponent and concedes defeat only weeks later—by robo-call. Score: 33
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