Boy, there are a lot of reasons to be disgusted by (or disappointed in) John Edwards today. You can almost pick and choose the ones you want to feature. Having the affair is a moral and human failing but it's also just plain foolish. Anyone who aspires to high office in this country oughta know that there will be powerful forces out there, paying money to people who can expose this kind of thing...and I still don't get why he thought he could meet with "the other woman" at the Beverly Hilton in the middle of a press junket and not be spotted.

His confession/ apology is pretty lame, too...like he thinks if he grovels enough, someone will still give him a shot at the White House someday. Maybe he could run on a ticket with Gary Hart.