Posted by caraher on August 10, 2008, at 12:24:31
In reply to Edwards, posted by fayeroe on August 10, 2008, at 11:46:49
I understand ABC did a fair amount of editing on the interview, and that Edwards spent considerable time discussing McCain's own affair. See, for instance, the discussion at http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6615093
So a lot of apparent non-sequiturs (like the comment about Elizabeth's cancer being in remission) may have made more sense in the context of his comparing what he did to what McCain did while married to his first wife.
Edwards seems most concerned with answering the question, "How could you have run for President with this affair in your past when you saw what political damage resulted from Clinton's actions?"
None of this makes Edwards' actions OK; I'm just glad he's not the nominee, even though when the Democratic race was down to three he was probably my first choice. But this is a good reminder that politicians of all persuasions are usually highly ambitious and routinely behave in self-serving ways.
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