Who was more cynical to keep on running, McCain with Palin or Edwards with his brewing scandal?

[Stinky The Clown]

It is hard to choose one over the other. This isn't about ideology. It is about pure, inexcusable self interest.

[rocktivity]

1. McCain

because he created HIS scandal by picking Palin though he knew she had a scandal of her own.


rocktivity

[Quantess]

2. Edwards dropped out of the race before the Enquirer broke the story.

[Stinky The Clown]

3. True, but nontheless he and his campaign knew it.

[Quantess]

4. I don't think "cynical" describes John Edwards.

There's a negative word for what Edwards did, but I can't decide what to call him. Deceitful? Delusional to think he wouldn't get caught? Inconsiderate?

McCain picking Palin as VP was the one of most cynical political ploys we had seen for a while. So I have to say McCain was more cynical.

[brewens]

5. Edwards. McCain wasn't synical, he was delusional. n/t

[Kurt Remarque]

6. cynical? mccain. stupid? edwards

thank god that he didn't pollute kerry. john obviously had enough bullshit to deal with

[alphafemale]

7. I'm angrier at Edwards because I defended him against the accusations

Even though he was never really my choice as candidate.

Still, I at first thought the Enquirer story was ludicrous. It was what made me angriest at Clinton. Being point blank lied to is almost always worse than the original offense.

[JDPriestly]

8. McCain. Edwards brought a lot of issues to the forefront of the

Democratic primaries that would have been swept under the rug without his candidacy. I was furious with him for running when the scandal first came out. While I still think he showed horrible judgment, I still agree with Edwards' platform -- his policy stands were second only to Kucinich's, and Edwards was (before his affair was made public) far more electable than Kucinich.

The more I see of Obama, the more I wish that Edwards had won the nomination -- that things had been different.

Some of our greatest presidents had mistresses. Franklin Roosevelt did (before he had polio). So, as we all know, did Kennedy. Jefferson too, apparently did. Knowing how things worked in the past, I have no doubt that quite a few other presidents had affairs. It is reported that Eisenhower had an affair before becoming president. And, of course, Clinton may or may not have had affairs.

We demand that our presidents be reasonably attractive and charismatic. We tend to elect the candidate with the most charm and animal magnetism. Pasty-faced accountants and earnest priests need not apply. Then we become outraged because these men, who, to a man, love nothing more than being adored become sexually involved with one of their admirers. Hmm.

I always said to myself: If you want to marry an attractive, charming person, you'd better not be overly prone to jealousy. If you want to insure that your spouse will never, ever cheat, marry someone unpleasant and socially awkward.