I watched the ugly porn fest about John Edwards on ABC 2020. I feel so dirty after watching it. Why do we care and why did I watch it?
I understand that pols should be accountable to their constituents, but does that include who they sleep with?
From my vantage point, I see a man who is horny as hell because his wife is sick and he's not getting some. He falls off the wagon of his marriage vows and into the arms of a rather crazy woman who thinks he's God.
Maybe he enjoys her or maybe he's boxed in because of his political ambitions. He decides to keep it private. Big deal. Ultimately none of his actions so far affects taxpayers.
Why do we Americans destroy mortals just like us. I mean the divorce rate and infidelity rate in American is pretty high for a puritan society as ours. What with all the anger and tearing at the private lives of pols and athletes and other celebs?
As I watched it I could see that people would assume that they can't trust any pol. But what they should ask themselves is if any of what John Edwards did would have changed how he performed as president. The answer is in Tiger Woods's performance as an athlete throughout his infidelities.