"Indeed, when Elizabeth Edwards was asked how she would feel if Hunter’s child is in fact her husband’s, she said, in essence, “That has nothing to do with me or my life, that’s his problem.”

 Oh, no, Elizabeth.  It is indeed your problem.  That child would be half sister to your own children, and there could be legal ramifications.  That child also may want to establish a relationship with her father.  Again, that would be your problem if you tried to stop it. 

If John Edwards is the self absorbed, self made God the article makes him out to be, then what did she see in him in the first place?

The one thing I’ve learned in life is that you cannot make a decision for someone else.  Unless it is you and you personally feel the impact, then you don’t know what is in their hearts and minds.  The first reaction of everyone to these stories; Clinton, Spitzer, Edwards, and others; is to say she should leave.  Throw the bum out.  Shoot him.  But that rarely happens.  There is a lot of history in a marriage and you don’t know what makes that relationship work.

If John Edwards is as self-absorbed as is reported here, obviously Elizabeth has known that for years and has made a choice to live with it or finds it works for her.  I agree with her that the paternity of the child is not her problem.  That young woman knew what she was doing when she got pregnant.  She should have had no expectations that there would be any acknowledgement of paternity.  Why reward her behavior now?  And I don’t want to hear about harming the child.  There are plenty of children with single mothers who do just fine.  I don’t think this is some innocent, wronged single mother.  She was probably counting on a big payout from Edwards.

I rember when Spitzer got caught reading comments along the lines of "What’s wrong with Silda that Elliott is chasing hookers?"  There were other comments along the lines of "He’s made a fool out of her and she should dump him."

At some point I read a great article (I wish I could remember who wrote it) that basically said there is NOTHING wrong with Silda!  It is Elliott who was dumb enough to risk his relationships with his wife and children by patronizing hookers.  Elliott did NOT make a fool out of Silda; he made a fool out of HIMSELF!

I thought this author really put the whole situation into the correct perspective.  Silda Spitzer did not do anything wrong and neither did Elizabeth Edwards.  It was their idiot husbands who created and are totally and completely responsible for their respective messes.  That they are both lucky enough to have wives who have been gracious enough to stay married to them defies the odds, but that’s their (the wives’) private business isn’t it?

Karen

I’m with Barbara. It is his issue to deal with on his terms in private. Hunter likely did the preggo bit to tie Edwards to her further-whether financial, emotional, etc. HE should have been responsible enough to prevent this from happening.  Some men just don’t think with the brain in their cranium.  The child will be fine without a dad for a few years. Obviously, he is financially responsible if proven to be his, but if I were him I wouldn’t pay a dime until it is proven . Look at Anna Nicole-all those men thought DannieLynn was theirs-or couldv’e been.  Let’s wait & see what happens when Elizabeth is gone…