John Edwards Is a Cad, His Wife's a Partner In Grime
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By Michael GoodwinNew York Daily News Columnist/FOX News Contributor
The news that federal prosecutors are investigating John Edwards' presidential campaign payments to his mistress brings a sense of satisfaction. The phoniest man in American politics is finally getting the comeuppance he so richly deserves.
With his $400 haircuts and investments in predatory lenders, all while saying ending poverty was a "moral issue" and the "cause of my life," Edwards set new standards for hypocrisy as he sought the Democratic nomination. His contrived compassion was a joke among rivals.
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And that was before we learned he had an affair with a campaign aide.
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Yet any sense of justice served is complicated because the saga involves his feisty wife, Elizabeth. Bad enough she was betrayed by her husband. She also has incurable bone cancer.
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She was battling breast cancer when she learned of his affair in late 2006, just days after he announced his candidacy. Recall that she lost her first son in a car accident years ago and the temptation is to shout, "Leave the poor woman alone."
That's easier said than done. After all, Elizabeth Edwards helped to perpetrate a fraud on voters, namely, that her husband was fit to be president.
To read Mr. Goodwin's complete column, click here.