The Way They Were

Call me a glutton for punishment. If it's political and a scandal, I'll read it.

So when I chanced upon the Newsweek epic on the Edwards Exodus from Elections 2008, I of course started perusing. The fact that the article carried nearly a dozen pages didn't deter me... I didn't expect to read the whole thing after all. How much does anyone really want to know about a couple people who are pretty much gone from the political stage due to their own actions? I'm not much for schadenfreude even when the targets are those I despise.



What do you think she's thinking about here? I don't know when during the whole affair this picture was taken, but I don't see admiration in her gaze or body language. I see the gaze of someone seeing something they had hoped to shape see it all go terribly wrong.

Back to the article: It's been a couple weeks and I still haven't made it through the whole thing. I have to keep taking breaks and have taken up scouring the net for some of the best night cream that will keep me from looking like these very unhappy people. Do they EVER smile... off camera? There's something very tawdry about the whole scenario: and I'm not talking about the National Enquirer exposé. Reading about the behavior of the Edwards was very unsettling. Throughout the descriptions of their antics, meltdowns and coverups, all I can think of is these people are in charge of and responsible for children. I hope they are protecting their children from all of this, as much as they could and can in the life they've chosen.

As for the newest child, I pray that one comes through this sound and happy as well.