Posted by caraher on August 10, 2008, at 14:31:28
In reply to Re: Edwards » caraher, posted by fayeroe on August 10, 2008, at 13:22:46
> I don't see how McCain's affairs could affect Edwards having one and I sure don't understand why he brought it up. Served no purpose with me.
There are two reasons I can think of to bring up McCain. One is to make the argument that it shouldn't necessarily mean the end of his political ambitions. I guess whether that is true is ultimately up to us as voters.
The other is to try to look better by bringing up something arguably worse. I guess somehow it was less bad if Elizabeth was not actively fighting cancer at the time? Whereas McCain's first wife was not going to improve any more after her auto accident? The logic escapes me as well; but it does seem to be about self-justification.
Meanwhile, I'm not sure what to make of the level of coverage for the Edwards situation. He's not actually running for anything right now save perhaps the VP slot, and that's clearly a non-starter. Meanwhile, what about this war in Ossetia?
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