John Edwards Political Stunt
A portion of the article from Human Events
The political stunt pulled Thursday by trial lawyer and presidential wannabe John Edwards seems unlikely to change the final outcome of 2008 election or even the Democrat Party’s selection of a nominee. But it should cause honest members of both parties to call Edward’s honest and integrity into question anew.Let’s start with what we know for certain
Elizabeth Edwards, John’s wife of 30 years, has cancer and few if any Americans would hesitate to say a prayer for her success in fighting it. However, we now know that the cancer is only treatable — and not curable.
John Edwards and his wife certainly have the right to make whatever private decisions they like about her illness, his career, their family or anything else. However, once they take those decisions to a public stage, the rest of us have a right to evaluate, discuss, interpret and critique what they have done.
I think that Edwards has demonstrated his values to America in a way that demonstrates all of the reasons he should not be President of this country.
Thirty years ago, he made a commitment when he married Elizabeth. He and his wife have two young children. She has a terminal illness. He has the economic wherewithal to stay home with his wife.
Elizabeth can draw any kind of happy face she wants on her husband’s decision to keep on campaigning, but what I see is a man who is not doing what’s best for his own family — and that’s a man I would not trust to do what’s right for my country.
Read the rest of the article, but let’s get real about this; John Edwards has NO chance at becoming president of the United States, unless he is suffering from an extreme case of delusion he has to know that.
There is nothing special about Edwards, he is not the second coming of JFK or anything, he has no clear message or vision for the presidency, he will be a forgotten footnote in history, but his wife, well, that tis another matter.
His wife is going to die, likely by the end of the year, and this dude has all kinds of money as this writer points out.
He can give his kids and his wife a memorable ending to her life, but he chooses to go about the grind of seeking a position that is unattainable to him.
Something is not right.
Maybe this is a way for Mrs. Edwards to create a legacy for herself that has nothing to do with Edwards and his presidency, hell I don’t know.
I just don’t see myself giving up that precious time with my wife and children; you have to be a pretty selfish and self-centered person to make that choice.
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