OK,  I'll admit to have a personal viewpoint on this (I wass diagnosed with breast  cancer after I found out that my husband had an affair, so I can hardly be objective).  BUT WHAT THE HELL WAS HE THINKING?

And what was Elizabeth thinking, either?  No one can get away with this kind of dishonesty and emotional mess!  Who would think that  the other person in an affair would accept the role of someone that was "not loved" or whatever.

My next question is this:  Why not tell the whole truth?  If this affair  occurred 2 years ago, and there is now a baby, and John Edwards was visiting the mother of the baby, who is the same person he now admits he had an affair with,  WHY IN THE HELL WAS HE MEETING WITH HER AND THE BABY IN A HOTEL A WEEK OR TWO AGO --why should we think it is not HIS BABY?

I am so disappointed in him, I don't even know what to say.  He made a point in making his devotion to his family a big point in his campaign.   At least Democrats demand honesty from their people.  John McCain cheated on his wife when she was dying, but you never hear a word about it.

The Edwards's situation should be private, but they chose to go forward with the Presidential bid despite this knowledge, so that is why it is public.  They should have known better.