We're sorry, John

I saw the John Edwards interview on ABC on Friay night and it really changed the way I was thinking about this story.
Initially, I looked at the relevations of Edwards' affair with a campaign skeezer as a disgusting act and one which should disqualify the handsome North Carolinian from future "public service."
But boy was I wrong!
After hearing Edwards tell his side of the story, I'm thinking the nation owes this poor fellow an apology.
OK, Ok.
He did have an affair with a campaign worker.
OK, OK.
He was paying her out of campaign funds to work for him.
OK, OK.
One of his pals is now paying for the woman to live in a fancy house and keep quiet.
OK, OK.
I now all that looks bad -- really bad.
But you have to understand. It's not John's fault. You see he was running for president at the time and feeling pretty good about himself ("narcissistic" he calls it) and one thing inevitably led to another. The poor guy stumbled over his own inflated self-image, fell and landed on top of the nearest woman at the scene, Ms. Skank, or whatever her name is.
I'm just glad he tumbled near a woman, because if he had landed on a man, THAT would have really been a scandal ... not that there is anything wrong with THAT.
Edwards should also be applauded for his courage and optimism. Knowing that he had been involved in a recent affair and knowing that it wasn't exactly a well-kept secret, the brave senator chose to go ahead and run for the presidency anyway. I mean, if he had won the nomination instead of being a dandified version of Dennis Kucinich, then he might have had to face this storm as the Democratic Party's nominee.
Obviously it would have destroyed his candidacy and ruined the Dems chances of regaining the White Houe, but brave John Edwards didn't let that get in the way of his lofty personal goals.
Huzzah!
I say again, huzzah!
During the dramatic interview I loved the way Edwards repeatedly referred to the "tabloid journalists" who busted his wagon.
What Johnny doesn't say is the "tabloid journalists" got the big story right. They might have missed a detail or two, but they did the legwork that put his butt in the chair across from non-tabloid talking head who rushed in to try and swipe some of the heat from the story made possible by the Nationl Enquirer.
The Democratic sychophants will take the "all politicians do it" line or opt for the "his wife forgave him line." But anyone with an independent, functioning brain will recognize the colossal perfidy of Mr. Edwards and give thanks that his little red wagon is lying in a smouldering heap on the side of the tracks.