Dear John

It seems when the media is not covering Tiger Woods and his many, many indiscretions (oh boy, was it many), they are focusing on John Edwards. Well, I thought I liked John Edwards and now I only feel contempt for the man. He lied. Actually, he had lied on countless occasions about his affair. He's a politician, so yeah, I'm sure he has done his share of lying before the whole, I didn't cheat, I cheated but it wasn't serious, I cheated but I didn't father a child, I cheated and I had a child with my lover, debacle. Anyone who has read All the King's Men gets it. It happens all the time. People, we don't live in the days of George Washington. Our voices quickly get drowned out by promises of money, power, and did I mention money? They go to Washington with high hopes and leave richer and wondering what they initially went there to do. When they get back to their home state mansions, they laugh it up and write their memoirs with dollar signs in their eyes. Stepping down off of my soap box, I return to the subject of John and his mistress, who by the way has horrible tastes in clothing. Have you seen the picture of her with the star on her sweater? Nice. Look, I was fortunate enough to hear Elizabeth Edwards speak at my college graduation. She was amazing. The woman is strong and intelligent and I believe good. I hate to see that some are blaming her for her husband's inability to take responsibility for his actions. She doesn't have to accept what happened. I'm sorry but she doesn't. The baby is innocent, yes, but it's not her baby as she has had her children. It was never her place to right her husband's wrong. It was the place of her husband and his mistress to accept they had a child together and embrace the child. John Edwards needed to step up and be a man. I do not believe that he was thinking of his wife when he made the decision to deny his child. He wasn't thinking of his wife before when he had an affair. Truth is, he went to great lengths to keep his affair and child secret. Don't even get me started on Andrew Young, the man that agreed to say HE had the affair and HE fathered the child. He's just as low in my book. Speaking of books, I won't be buying his tell all if it ever gets published. I think he got enough money when he was paid off to lie. It's just sad. The whole situation is sad. The seven children that are involved are the ones I feel most sorry for. I'm speaking of the four Edwards children, including the newest member and then there are the three children of Andrew Young. They are branded and they themselves did nothing wrong.

As far as Elizabeth Edwards, I think she has had more tragedy in her life than most will face. I don't pity her because I think that diminishes her strength. I envy her because she has continued to hold her head high and kept going. She didn't fall apart or at least she hasn't fallen apart before the eyes of the world. She wrote a book but she never mentioned the mistress. I think that was a sign of who she is. She could bash the woman that went after her husband and she could bash the man that broke her heart. She hasn't. I'm not going to bash them either accept for that little remark about the sweater. The rest is true. John Edwards lied. He needs to fix his family. He needs to be there for his children and he needs to start respecting the woman who had a great hand in his accomplishments and who took the high road.

Dear John,

Your life in politics is over. You no longer need to worry about the voters. You need to invest all of your time making up to those you wronged, your family. You made a lot of mistakes that only you can make up for. It's not your wife's job to foster a relationship between your newest child and your other children. It's your job. It's time to be a man. Good luck and I hope you succeed.

P.S. If you know Tiger, please inform him that hiding in a clinic does not make up for what he did to his wife and children. Claiming to be a sex addict does not get him off the hook and right his wrongs. Again, much luck in repairing your family.