Reply #26: He might "have" to marry her if he doesn't want continuous stories [View All]

[karynnj]

that will plague him for ever. (You can't say they will destroy his credibility as none remains.)

That might, in the end be just punishment for both, as I can't imagine that she would be pleasant living with an John Edwards, with no future potential. I hestitate to use the allusion - but it reminds me of the conclusion of Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton, which I had to read in high school - only in their case, they are crippled inside, not physically. I would imagine that she will become the symbol to Edwards of all he through away.

It is really hard to think of all Edwards threw away because he came to believe his press clippings. Imagine he would have had the humility to be thankful given the opportunity to be on the 2004 ticket, recognized that Kerry obviously knew more than he did and acted as a team player, doing what the campaign wanted, studied his heart out before the debate, and campaigned with the same energy as he did in the primaries. he could possibly be a VP or an ex-VP, who would have learned a huge amount from Kerry and others. (Not saying he caused the loss, but imagine he had contributed more.)

Or imagine that on that awful day in November, he realized what Elizabeth meant to him and really worked to support her, putting aside anything else until she and the family no longer needed that. He was young and that would have been the right priorities. He knew from 2004 how tough running again could be on his young family. That would have putting ego aside.

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I hope Elizabeth finds the comfort of her family, friends and people who have known her through the years. This had to be really tough as in the wake of the confession, it was reported that it was for the kids especially in teh light of her health that she was staying with him. I hope this might mean that her medical outlook is somewhat better, rather than the fact that JRE has simply gone too far.