Well, I’m not a big D democrat, but I can’t imagine I’d see this scandal differently on the republican side. I ASSUME most politicians cheat (or have other nefarious dealings) and I’m unsurprised when they’re caught. I’m more interested in corruption charges such as Stevens this year, or Jefferson’s “freezer full of money”.

Still, the issue has changed a little for me. Once you start buying your mistress houses, then I worry more about (possible) corruption charges or breaches of (political) ethics to acquire said house. You leave the personal life mistakes category, and enter into dubious political dealings.

And yes, it would suck to have Edwards as the current nominee. After Clinton, it would throw the party backwards for years.

To play devil’s advocate; it’s well known that McCain left his injured wife in 1980 and remarried 1 month later… I would guess there was an “affair” at some point. Should that be investigated? Does it matter? Does it affect his moral standing?

My answers would be No, No, maybe (but aren’t there bigger issues in this election?).

Stupid hapless overconfident bush leaguers. Such a well run machine ought to have buried Obama, but Hillary’s outraged sense of entitlement made them chase their own tails and let Obama set the pace.

In spite of the fact that John Edwards said he’d be willing to take a paternity test to settle the “who’s the father” question, The Other Woman aka Rielle Hunter has said “no” to the idea. Hmmm.
Edwards’ campaign chair Fred Baron stepped forward and admitted that he has been giving “financial assistance” to Hunter and the alleged father of the baby, Andrew Hunter (also an Edwards campaign staffer) and even paid for Hunter to relocate from NC to California.

The casual observer might reasonably conclude that all of these are related…if you ask for a paternity test, we turn off the money spigot.

He has said Edwards didn’t know about any financial arrangements.

Yeah, suuuuuure. Will there be an investigation of exactly where the money came from? Did it come from campaign funds? There would be at least a few Edwards donors who might be miffed that their contributions went to pay hush money.

Democrats at this stage of the game are merely “shrugging off” as not a big deal questions about the affair as they prepare to crown Barack Obama as their nominee.

But we know if the shoe was on the other foot …

If the shoe was on the other foot, the leftists would be playing the hypocrisy card for all it’s worth. And that’s precisely why it’s no big deal to the left: they’re devoid of standards, so no matter what they do, they feel immune to the charge of hypocrisy. And except for the racism card, that card trumps all others.

It’s why Mark Foley was a big issue in 2006 for just writing suggestive Emails…but a pustule like Gerry Studds got a standing ovation from the left for raping congressional pages. It’s why Al Gore can waste energy at a mind-numbing rate…but you had better watch what you drive. And too many other examples to list.

55% Say Media Bias Bigger Problem Than Campaign Cash

By early last week, journalists were in the awkward position of refusing to report on explosive allegations that were almost certain to knock the former North Carolina senator out of the Democratic convention. They were in a box of their own making, one that came to feel airtight and uncomfortable.

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