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Originally Posted by John Sullivan
I agree. He certainly did use his wifes illness to present himself as a supportive dedicated husband whose sense of family solidarity was more important then his professional ambitions.
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Yes, but all candidates for political office do so these days. In that Edwards is no different from say the people I referred to in an earlier post.
What are your chances of getting elected in say Louisiana, if you are a homosexual Republican? Much lower than when you would have been if you were heterosexual. And it does not even have to mean a change of stance on any single issue.
The point is, the public is so obsessed with whether or not the candidate is confirming to the Christian standard (with the exception of states like Utah, and to a lesser extent New York, I would imagine). Saying anything different will simply cost the candidate votes.
I don't expect politicians to be dramatically below the 50% adultery rate, but at least I expect the decency that your vote is consistent with your own behavior. And that has been lacking in the conservative "family" oriented circles. I think Larry Craig is the most obvious example of that. But there have been a lot of others (excuse me if memory does not serve; I am in the Netherlands, so I have not memorised all the scandals of the past 10-15 years).
I am not a big fan of Edwards though.
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