I mean, who really gives a fuck? It IS tragic for his dying wife. But it was a normal, average, consenting adult, every day affair! They didn't cover Mark Foley or Larry Craig with as much vigor. And they were frigging perverts, for Christs' sake! Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying gay is weird. But soliciting strangers in a public restroom and soliciting youngsters is just plain weird! Foley went away but Craig is still going strong!
I am really a bit ashamed to bring the matter up myself. But when I found the following article which articulated my own attitude toward the whole matter, I just had to pass it along.
How Is John McCain's Affair Different from John Edwards'?
And people actually WANT McCain as Commander In Chief! I can't help but wonder what's wrong with the hamsters spinning the wheel in their heads!
I am really a bit ashamed to bring the matter up myself. But when I found the following article which articulated my own attitude toward the whole matter, I just had to pass it along.
How Is John McCain's Affair Different from John Edwards'?
Now, we get to the most relevant question - if John Edwards' political career is done, why isn't John McCain's? John McCain had a well-documented affair on his first wife, with his current wife. He has admitted in the books he has written about his life that he ran around with several different women while still married to his first wife. And don't forget that he left her for a younger, richer woman - multi-millionaire Cindy Hensley who is now Cindy McCain - after she had been severely hurt in a car accident.
So, why are McCain's actions any more excusable than Edwards'? Because it was thirty years ago? Does that wash it away? Will we be fine with Edwards running for office again in a couple of years because then it will all be in the past? What is the statute of limitations on an affair?
Remember Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan and Ross Perot were so upset with how John McCain dealt with his first wife that they didn't forgive him for a very, very long time. Perot still hasn't forgiven him. In fact, he said recently about McCain dumping his first wife for Cindy, "McCain is the classic opportunist. He's always reaching for attention and glory."
So, I want every pundit who condemns John Edwards today to tell me what the difference between him and McCain is and why John McCain shouldn't also be run out of politics for his adulterous affairs and what he did to his first wife.
And people actually WANT McCain as Commander In Chief! I can't help but wonder what's wrong with the hamsters spinning the wheel in their heads!
