Time to move on

Yesterday Former Senator John Edwards came out and publicly admitted to the voting public that he had an affair in 2006 and lied about it to the public. The name of that “woman” should not be published because she has done nothing to deserve even one minute of fame. The Edwards family does deserve their privacy when it comes to this issue.

Elizabeth Edwards will have to forgive the voting public for a few days because they are reacting and going through some of the same feelings that she herself did at finding out that John Edwards made such a horrible mistake. We want him to understand that this is not an acceptable behavior in our society. The men in our party will have to understand that the women feel that he should be punished for his disrespect. There should be public and political consequences for his bad behavior. Maybe he should be forced to sit out the next two years so that he clearly understands that our party does not condone his behavior after all voters should be able to trust the people they elect to public office.

Like Elizabeth we will forgive him his marital infidelity after all it is clear that he does love his wife and is sorry that he causes her such pain. Like President Bill Clinton we will forgive his lie because it harmed him and his family more then it harmed public trust. What the leaders of our party have to understand is that lying to the public for any reason is not acceptable. Rather then lying, I personally think that they should simply refuse to answer any questions about their marital relationship. As Elizabeth Edwards said this is an intensely private matter between her and her husband. No women in her right mind would want to have to go through it in front of all of the country. Marriages that last as long as the Edwards’ marriage go through tough times and if their lucky they come out even stronger in the process. What our country’s younger generation has never learned is that marriage is a process and not an end product.