::sighs:: Oh, when will they learn? I do wonder. Will it be tomorrow? Next week? Next month? How about next year?? How about next decade? No? Are we dealing in centuries, here? I can’t believe that, in this day in age, people are still shocked and dismayed at the thought of politicians actually being human. Oh you haven’t heard? Well, the buzz from the bee’s is that a WELL-KNOWN political figure had a MISTRESS in the past, and guess what? She had a BABY! ::gasps: No!! You don’t say? A man in the position of power dipped his pole in another hole?? ::flails arms about in disbelief:: I don’t believe it!

Oh, surely you jest.

Yes, John Edwards has been caught with his pants down. It’s oh so scandalous, and definitely salacious! The 24Hr news outlets have been bombarding us with details of the sordid affair. Edwards, one who had the audacity to cheat on his poor cancer stricken wife, who has done nothing but loved him and stayed by his side through thick and thin, had an affair with a glorified groupie. ::shakes head:: Countless talking heads, many of which are men, are voicing their disgust and outrage at what a poor and pathetic sap, old Johnny-boy is. But really, are they just upset that he got caught? Or, are they simply playing the role that mainstream America expects them to play. Surely, they aren’t blind to reality… Right? Oh, I do wonder.

I almost find it to be an insult to the wives of these politicians intelligence to pity them when their husbands sexual escapades are brought to light publicly. Let’s be real here. These women know what all comes with the package of being married to an influential politician. They all have a role to play. To make their husbands look good. I would venture to say that their only REAL requirement is that their husbands not be dumb enough to get caught with their pants down. To this, Johnny-boy says, “oops!”

Part of being a politician is to have an nearly out of control ego. Sure, most get away with it, while others don’t. How else would you explain certain media outlets painting Obama as an egomaniac whilst letting McCain skate by as if he is remotely down to earth. I mean, seriously?

Let’s not make it about them, however. This is about Edwards and his floozy. No, I will not be using either of her names in this entry.

Don’t get me wrong, Edwards was wrong for what he did. In fact, I think of him as the epitome of what a weak and cowardly man looks like. Many a woman is diagnosed with cancer everyday, and many of them are married and fear the worst when it comes to their husbands sticking with them through the battle. But, is it not uncommon for men to chicken out? To abandon their responsibilities? It happens everyday. So really, what’s so terribly shocking about this?

In the end, this is our fault. We enjoy putting our political figures, and celebrities alike, on a pedestal. This is one of our many downfalls as human beings. When you strip away the titles, the fancy lights, the meaningless campaign slogans, and all the other bullshit, all you are really left with is another human being with flaws just like everyone else.

If we continue to put our faith in the hands of others, we are destined to be disappointed time and time again.

In conclusion, the best thing this scandal has given me in terms of personal enjoyment is the imagery conjured in my own mind of John Edwards on the Maury Povich show being told that he was NOT the father. Then I giggle and clap as he breaks out into a jig to the ever so eloquent song, “Dat Baby Don’t Look Like Me.”

Enjoy: