The Have's and the Have Not's
Two Americas?
You betcha.
One that uses campaign money to buy off their mistress. And everybody else.
But we're CERTAIN that Edwards would NEVER have used money for something it wasn't allowed to be used for... right:
"I am confident that no funds from my campaign were used improperly," Edwards said in a statement. "However, I know that it is the role of government to ensure that this is true. We have made available to the United States both the people and the information necessary to help them get the issue resolved efficiently and in a timely matter. We appreciate the diligence and professionalism of those involved and look forward to a conclusion."
Well of course we can remember
when he said this?
The Associated Press reported today that Edwards told reporters, "The story is false. It's completely untrue, ridiculous. I've been in love with the same woman for 30-plus years," Edwards added, about his wife Elizabeth, who is suffering from incurable cancer, "and as anybody who's been around us knows, she's an extraordinary human being, warm, loving, beautiful, sexy and as good a person as I have ever known. So the story's just false."
Only to be forced to say:
In a written statement Friday, Edwards said, "In 2006, I made a serious error in judgment and conducted myself in a way that was disloyal to my family and to my core beliefs. I recognized my mistake and I told my wife that I had a liaison with another woman, and I asked for her forgiveness."
So yeah let's all give him the benefit of the doubt... for certainly anyone who would lie to the one they love can be trusted on money...
Right?