The Political Death of John Edwards

So I'm hardly the first, second, or three-hundredth person to post this, but I nonetheless thought it was worth comment. The ethical questions of marital infidelity aside, probably the most disturbing aspect of this melodrama is the fact that Edwards knew full well this would come out when he decided to run this year. Had he won the nomination, the Democratic Party would be facing extreme embarrassment and almost insurmountable odds in a year that greatly favors them.

Even if Edwards thought he would make the best President of the bunch, he had to have known he was never going to get that far. By choosing to run as a ticking time-bomb, John Edwards placed his ego above the interests of his family, his party, and his country. This may be a nation of second-chances, but in my opinion, his political career is over.