Guess which is which.

And the whole thing was very recent. Newt's cancer incident was many years ago and his wife was not somebody who was well-known.

Plus, Edwards really didn't have a lot going for him, other than the money and the hair. He seemed like a chameleon to me. Newt may be a prick, but he did have a record of exercising real power, for better or worse. Edwards was a one-term senator and that's about it.

While Newt was screwing around, he was publicly chastising Bill Clinton for doing the SAME THING and impeaching him. And Newt isn't only a complete lying hypocrite: he's a mean son of a bitch who thinks little children should scrub toilets instead of learning how to read.

If you think that Gingrich is just like John Edwards but fatter, I feel sorry for you.

Take them up on that.

That being said, I never liked Edwards, going back to 2004, when I thought he was an opportunistic phony. That was only confirmed in 2007-2008 with his faux left populism. The revelations about his personal life were only icing on the cake. I already thought the guy was a douche and the Rielle Hunter thing was just further confirmation.

Newt's also an asshole. But the point here is that the circumstances were way different. Newt's bad personal behavior took place a long time ago. Edwards' is fresh in people's minds and his 'victim' was somebody with her own political profile. That was my point. Both are assholes, it's just the circumstances were different.

He repented and found God! You can tell because of the charity he now touts, you know, teaching blacks about work ethic, getting poor 12 year-olds out of homework as they clean the school toilets for the rich kids.

...going in to what we see on the nightly news.

John Edwards didn't spend any. No one from a progressive PAC
pulled any strings, or strong-armed any editors or news directors.

But Newt's still regarded as a useful tool, someone who might be
handy to have around. To serve as a mouthpiece and spokesperson
to advance "conservative" (make the super-wealthy even wealthier)
agendas.

So one hand washes the other. The good name and reputation of
the former House Speaker is magically sanitized. It's somehow off-
limits or "indecent" or cruel to point out his human flaws. (For your
protection and mine.)

I think its the timing that makes a difference; Edwards stuff contemporary, grinch's ages/'generations' ago.

A rising star in the democratic party. All he does is tweet a picture of his weenie and he's gone.

The difference between Newt and Edwards is that Newt is a slimey, creepy tub of lard that no woman would have sex with unless he offered her the moon. So you know he was the instigator. Whereas Edwards is a very attractive man who has probably had millions of women trying to entice him....so this one time he gives in to temptation.

with NEWT GINGRICH?

Seriously? He needs an open marriage because there's so much nookie waiting in the wings? Who are these women?

Republicans are such hypocrites. Family values, my ass.