Posted by
Matthew on Friday, August 08, 2008 3:29:36 PM
John Edwards has a lot of 'splaining to do.
Edwards was very clear in his condemnation towards those who would not take their marriage vows seriously. He spoke frequently of his devotion to his ailing wife, and was vocal in criticism of (R)s caught with their pants down.
And today, the news is headlining MSM news sites that Sen. Edwards is admitting that he was involved with the woman at the center of the story no one would tell except the National Enquirer. But, he assures anyone listening, he wasn't the baby's daddy. The timing wasn't right for that, he says.
Now, I know, the progressives will claim that this is all about the sex, and that's what gets the waters roiled for those of us who don't support Sen. Edwards. They just don't get it, do they?
The issue is integrity.
Integrity has been defined as making sure that what one does when the lights aren't shining on you matches what you say when they are. I think one could add to that definition that integrity is shown when one is able to 'fess up rather than cover up.
I watched how my parents dealt with my dad's terminal cancer. I saw how she stood with him, stood for him when necessary, as he declined. It would never have occurred to her to go elsewhere during his illness. She was committed to him, and that superceded any selfish desires.
Edwards had the affair (strike one), lied about it repeatedly (strike two), and now says "but I didn't father the child" to try to trivialize the affair.
Three strikes, John. You're out.