Reply #272: We can act all European about this, but the fact remains: He'd have been running in the U.S.!

[gauguin57]

Yes, people's sexual relationships should be no one's business. Lots of Europeans (the French, for example) don't give a rat's ass who their leaders sleep with, as long as they can lead.

However, THIS IS AMERICA, and people ARE obsessed with such things. Had he been nominated, he'd have been nominated to represent the Democratic Party in an America that would turn from him had the scandal broken in mid-campaign.

Had he been our Democratic nominee, we'd be totally screwed.

He acted without thought for his wife OR for the Democratic party. Yes, he's human. But being HUMAN also means we're not animals, and we have the power to CONTROL OURSELVES, if we so choose! Edwards chose not to ... he's hurt his family and our party.

For these reasons and more, I am VERY disappointed in John Edwards, and very angry at him.