Scumbag Politician Admits Cheating On Dying Wife
August 9, 2008 
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America really dodged a bullet when John Edwards didn’t get the nomination from his party. And his party dodged another bullet when the illicit affair Edwards was having while his wife was undergoing cancer treatment came to light before the philandering lawyer was named as the Number Two on the ticket.
Edwards made the admission at 11:30 EST on a Friday, coinciding with the start of the Olympics, hoping that nobody would notice:
“Two years ago I made a very serious mistake, a mistake that I am responsible for and no one else. In 2006, I told Elizabeth about the mistake, asked her for her forgiveness, asked God for his forgiveness. And we have kept this within our family since that time.” - John Edwards on ABC’s Nightline
But given the circumstances, if the story broke on the dark side of the moon, it would still make headlines. Edwards, 55, said he told his entire family about the affair after it ended in 2006, and that his wife Elizabeth, who has incurable breast cancer, was “furious” but that their marriage ‘would survive’.
One wonders if the Edwards’ nine year-old Emma and 7 year-old Jack were as understanding as their terminally ill mother about their father’s affair. (In between prayers of thanksgiving that this scumbag will never again hold national office, that is.)
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Scumbag is a fitting adjective for this guy!