Edwards Owes Apologies to Many

As you would expect, the tawdry Edwards saga is the top of the news in the political sphere today. For those who have been dismissive about Edwards, the affair is just firm proof of a narcissistic personality. And sure it's fun to gloat and to bring up the famous youtubes of him primping himself while looking into a ladies compact.


But what really outrages me here is thinking about Edwards supporters. Out there somewhere are some folks who weren't sure if they had enough money to pay the rent next month, but they gave $100 to the Edwards campaign because they believed in him. And Edwards was a tireless campaigner who was good on the stump and good at convincing people he was their guy. And all the time he knew, and according to him Elizabeth knew, that he was sitting on a ticking time bomb that would derail his candidacy forever. Assuming he locked up the nomination, just where would the Democrats be right now?


And yet there he was trying to heedlessly win the nomination and guide his own party to a crash. Somehow vain doesn't quite capture the essence of John Edwards. Did he really think that the affair wouldn't surface? Who did he think he was, Bill Clinton?


Ah yes, Bill Clinton, the gift that keeps giving to the Democratic party, providing hope and inspiration to vain, egomaniac personalities who think that they too can cheat on their wife and be president, even if the National Enquirer gets hold of the story. Note to politicians: Most of you are not Bill Clinton, and even if you are, you couldn't do what he did unless you had a Hillary Clinton at your side.


And I really can't see Elizabeth Edwards doing a full Tammy Wynette. No let's close the book on John Edwards with this saying: If you can't be a great example, be a terrible warning.