Reply #158: Thank You So Much For Your Defense Of John Edwards!!! He ALWAYS

[ChiciB1]

polled highest here at DU BEFORE everything! It was said over and over in D.C. that he was "hated" and perhaps this is just ONE reason why!

I heard this AM on C-Span that MANY Democrats have taken MANY donations from Big Pharma & Insurance Companies, so "we the people" are really only going to get a "certain" type & amount of a Health Care Plan For All!

While I don't condone what Edwards fell for, or how he handled the WHOLE situation... just stop and THINK for a minute!!! We've seen many elected officials involved in affairs and other questionable actions, but for me I was always amazed at how much VENOM was heaped upon John Edwards. David Vitter got re-elected if I'm correct and HE confessed... now Ensign and where's the outcry?

I could go on and on, but one thing is for sure... John Edwards DID know his business when it came to insurance companies and how they operated over and over again! Some called him an ambulance chaser which was nothing but CRUEL, but then too many never got past his looks and simply judged "this" book by it's cover.

Oh, I KNOW what so many will reply to anyone defending Edwards, but even now I don't care. What he caused in his personal life most certainly caused great pain, but having been one to live through something similar (although not public) I know it's NEVER ONLY ONE PERSON'S fault! And please don't take that as anything negative about Elizabeth, she's still high on my chart too! It was what it was, and HE WASN'T the first nor will he be the last on a very long list of those who stray!

Why then did so many FORGIVE Bill Clinton?? While I can't find links, I KNOW I heard it often enough how those on the HILL & around The Beltway wanted John Edwards to go away and stay away!! Better that we have Obama than a Repuke, but I'm one of those who have begun to wonder who he really is anymore!

So give him time I guess, we will see... so far though much of what I heard on the campaign trail seems so long ago!

Thanks again for giving Edwards his due. I'm STILL in his corner and probably always will be!!! And I also think Elizabeth would want me to be!!

I'm glad to see something positive about him again, but sad all over again!