John Edwards Reportedly Has a Mistress, Love Child

Are His Vice Presidential Chances Destroyed?

According to Times of the Internet reporter Amy Ling, the "National Enquirer" is reporting that former senator and vice president hopeful John Edwards has a mistress and a love child.

The "National Enquirer" reports their staff caught John Edwards at a Los Angeles Hotel at 2:40 a.m. and has named his mistress as Rielle Hunter. The publication has accused Edwards before of having a dalliance with Hunter, indicating that in November of 2007 he impregnated her.

Edwards, who is being considered by Barak Obama as a running mate, is married and his wife has cancer.

Alan Butterfield of the "Enquirer" is quoted as saying in the "National Enquirer" report that "Edwards was not carrying anything. He walked in alone. He was wearing a blue dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up. He was looking around nervously before he entered the hotel. Once inside, he interestingly bypassed the lobby and ducked down a side stairs to go to the bottom floor to catch the elevator up - rather than taking the elevator in the main lobby. He went out of his way not to be seen."

Another article, "John Edwards meets Rielle Hunter and Their Love Child. Now What?" written by Natalie Pric of EntertainmentAndShowbiz.com questions the situation as to its seriousness.

Of course, given the "Enquirer's" track record, there is the possibility of a mistake but, still, Pric indicates in the article "this is not a crime against humanity and it's not the first time it has happened." She is referring, no doubt, to Bill Clinton.

Since, in her assessment, Pric refers to the whistle-blowers as the "moral police" one gets the impression that a moral mistake by an office holder is alright. I disagree with her.

Many of my friends back in the "Monica Lewinsky Days" said that Bill Clinton should not be held to a higher moral standard than society and that all he did was what millions of men do every year. As I told them, the reason that a president should be held to a higher standard is that by showing that kind of weakness he shows our mortal enemies a potential way to get to him and ultimately, to us as a country; it is not a matter of comparing apples to apples.