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August 08, 2008
Re: Edwards
Well, he got the drop-the-news-late-Friday thing right, but that's about it. Jesus fucking christ.
I think what makes me maddest about this whole fucking deal (no pun intended) is that this asshole still ran for President after the fact. The audacity. The fucking hubris. He ran knowing damn well that if he somehow secured the nomination - at one point, a very real possibility - that this ticking timebomb would be just sitting there, waiting to detonate and destroy Democratic chances, taking our country with it. That's what makes me maddest.
I don't care so much about the affair, although I feel absolutely terribly for Elizabeth and his either three or four children. What I care about is the fact that he knew this bombshell could take him out at any given goddamn time and he still ran. Son of a bitch.
I worked hard for this dude. I believed in his plans for our country - and I guess I still do, once you divorce the mans from the plan. Panama. Fuck.
Fuckin politicians, huh? The rep is well-deserved.
UPDATED, 4:12 PM:
Former Congressman David Bonior (MI), Edwards' 08 campaign chair, gets it exactly right:
David Bonior, Edwards' campaign manager for his 2008 presidential bid, said Friday he was disappointed and angry after hearing about Edwards' confession.
"Thousands of friends of the senators and his supporters have put their faith and confidence in him and he's let him down," said Bonior, a former congressman from Michigan. "They've been betrayed by his action."
Asked whether the affair would damage Edwards' future aspirations in public service, Bonior replied: "You can't lie in politics and expect to have people's confidence."
Posted by caps at August 8, 2008 03:23 PM