Let’s be clear.  Edwards was scum for cheating on his wife.  Elizabeth should kick his butt to the curb because John is a bad husband.  Yet, this is up to Elizabeth and John;  however, I think it is ridiculous to conclude Edwards would not be a good President just because he can’t keep his penis in check.   I think Edwards’ views on poverty, corporate greed, etc. are all well reasoned and have nothing to do with his willingness to cheat on his wife.  Meanwhile, Nixon and W probably never had an affair and they were some of the worst Presidents ever.

I am often reminded that the religious right who are condemning John for infidelity are all in favor of capital punishment, denying health care to all Americans which lead to many deaths each year, and paying employees at Walmart a non-living wage,  Each of these examples are more immoral that what John “I can’t control my penis” Edwards did.

America is on some big moral high horse which is just another manifestation of the crazy religious component of America life.  I’m surprise we don’t still stone people for infidelity.  However, it might be hard for John to be able to tell the difference politically.  Meanwhile, Europe scratches their head trying to figure out what was so wrong about what John did.