I agree with you again, Liz.  I find it hard to feel sympathy for political wives who "stand by their man" regardless of how reprehensible his behavior may be.  These are grown men who  don’t want to control their urges and these are the women who enable them.  Is it for the power, because they’re dependent on the men, because they have low self-esteem, or for the children?  Who knows.  We may never know. Still, I can’t feel sorry for these women at all, particularly when they cash in on the tell all books.  Some way to live.  That 28,000 square foot house of the Edwards may be fancy, with its own basketball court and all, but someone has paid a high price for it and not in dollars, and it wasn’t him. I’m sorry Elizabeth Edwards has terminal cancer.  Maybe she just didn’t want to face the ordeal alone.  But, please, why get on TV and air such embarrassing going ons with the husband in public?  Thank God he didn’t get to be president.  This nation doesn’t need any more of that.

I think I’m going to hurl if I read one more Elizabeth Edwards piece.

I would not want to live in her shoes. God bless her for what she has endured and what she will face in the future. She will need our prayers and support. Amen

I agree with you, Liz.

This whole media hype surrounding the book, the trips to Oprah… can we stop it already?

She needs to focus on her kids and her health.  John Edwards always reminded me of a plastic Ken Doll… can we lock him in the Dream House with Barbie and have it be over with?  (or better yet, put him in a shoe box in the basement)

Lets not judge Elizabeth, obviously denial would be her first response. I believe there’s no such thing as a faithful man.  Given the right woman under the right circumstances:  they’d all cheat.  I personnally believe in the Dolly Parton school of thought, "I’d change that rooster into a hen". 

I don’t feel as vitriolic towards Elizabeth as Liz, although I agree about the fallacy in blaming the other woman as enticing John into the relationship. It’s the old sexist story of the man not being held responsible for his actions, of being manipulated into something by an "evil" woman. Ridiculous. I think Elizabeth was put into an untenable position by being told about the affair only 2 days into his campaign, in regard to ending it.

Here Here, Lin! I just loved that of what you said.

I believe Elizabeth Edwards is thinking of what is best for her children, because for better, or for worse, John Edwards will always be their father.  From their appearances on the Oprah Show, I believe that he is a total narcissist, who believes he can do no wrong; and I believe that Elizabeth is still in denial, still angry, but still does not want to give up on the louse!

I have to believe Elizabeth has "just had it".  She has suffered the tragic loss of a child, knows she will eventually die from cancer, gave up her own ambitions for her husband’s, and now she has suffered the harshest betrayal of all, an unfaithful husband.  I can understand how angry she could feel and how she might in some small way want someone to feel just a little of the pain she is feeling.  Some might call it vengeance or retaliation.  Now, she is being criticized by other women.  Being told she should be a good girl and keep this all to herself.  Be nice.  If she had been a better wife, John would not have been tempted to wander into the "other" woman’s arms.  What a load of crap!  As for me, I will support Elizabeth and try to empathize with her pain of betrayal.  She has earned my respect.

I’m with you 100% Liz. Mrs. Edwards appears to be blaming the woman so that she doesn’t have to blame him, AND, I keep going back to the thought of what if he had won the Primary? The affair would have come out and he would have been responsible for losing the election for the Democrats. And when Elizabeth Edwards agreed to campaign with him she became as much responsible for that outcome as he was. Also, I don’t understand why she allowed him to put her children in this horrible predicament. If he hadn’t run, this story wouldn’t have come out, or if it did, it would have been a blip. 

Elizabeth Edwards was in a total state of shock after John told her he’d had the affair. Then he moves on the announce his candidicy. Was she supposed to get in front of the cameras and denounce him publicly when she barely knew what had happened to her/them? I think she is trying hard to save a marriage that is in total disrepair and she is doing it for the sake of their kids. John Edwards can’t do enough for that girl to make up for his own lack of backbone and utter stupidity

It’s really so sad, women are still blaming other women.  Remember all the terrible things said about Hillary for staying with Bill.  Remember that Monica’s name became a verb.  "STOP the insanity"  John Edwards cheated, lied and here we are again,  90% blame the "other woman" the rest blame the wife.  Lets blame the pathetic little prick who couldn’t keep it in his pants.  Remember the old joke, Why do men have names for their peters?  Because they don’t want to leave all the major decisions of their lives up to a stranger.