I posted about this at length on my blog, which you can read here:

http://www.liveandletdi.com/my_weblog/2008/08/a-little-privac.html

In a nutshell:

John Edwards screwed up. Like many men in the political realm, the entertainment world and our own neighborhoods, he succumbed to the lure of the excitement of an affair. I personally know several marriages that have weathered the storm of infidelity and survived and thrived despite the temporary setback. What was different about these marriages was that they worked through their pain without reporters camped in their front yards. They got to choose if and when to tell anyone about their difficulties. And they got to work through the pain, suffering and healing on their own time table.

I was fortunate to meet the beautiful, sincere, down-to-earth Elizabeth Edwards last year at Quail Ridge Books when she was promoting her book Saving Graces.

I'm quite sure that when John Edwards confessed his affair she was, as he put it, "furious." Who wouldn't be? But they have dealt with it as a couple and as a family.

I personally would like to see John Edwards address the Democratic National Convention. I would like to see the Democrats connect with the nation on a personal level. Something along the lines of, "No...we are no more perfect than you. So, we can better understand you, your daily toils, your personal glories and challenges. Let's join together as a TRUE democracy where those you elect truly reflect the populace. Let's join our flawed selves and raise the best parts of each one of us to form a more perfect union...21st century style."

Oh...and thanks to one of my blog readers for pointing out that McCain is married to a woman with whom he had an affair during his first marriage.

Edwards' affair disappointed me greatly. I'm not naive. And certainly not unaware of the numerous affairs powerful politicians have had over the last fifty years. Nevertheless, to observe a seemingly intelligent, honest, loving family such as the Edwards' succumb to such a bimbo sex (she is presented by the media as being quite the bimbo) scandal seems disappointingly stupid. I had thought more highly of John Edwards. I think his supporters will be unusually disillusioned by this.

John McCain's "affair" with Cindy Hensley McCain began when he met her after he was legally separated from his wife and divorce proceedings had already begun.  Some would argue that you are still married when you are legally separated and I respect that  BUT it's not quite the same thing as what John Edwards did.

I agree with Trianglegirl that having affair when your wife has cancer is a little different than meeting someone when you are seperated. 

I agree with Trianglegirl.....

Not to get off on a tangent or anything, but America is not a democracy, it's a republic! If one does a little research, you'll find it to be so.

I thought it was interesting at the first Q&A session at Saddleback, that McCain said that his greatest moral failure was his first marriage. He said that even with his current wife in the audience!

Verrry interesting. We all live and learn from our mistakes, but how many of us will humbly point out their own flaws for all to see?

:)

Cady

www.cadydidrooms.com