He's so slick he had me supporting him for the Presidency when he ran. I actually believed he'd be good for the country. I see how he became such a wealthy lawyer to begin with.

I don't agree with how he handled his wife's illness, but it appears he still has the admiration of his kids, much unlike Gouliani.

Edwards is a great trial lawyer and he will do well

When he was a lawyer, his strongest asset was his ability to speak to the jury and have them trust his view of what happened.

It will be interesting to see whether he can still get people to trust in the case he is making.

Sadly, it might be that his daughter or partner may have to be the lawyers actually trying the cases.

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He's just a slimeball. What he did to his wife is unconsciounable.

He's a slimeball.

I note the irony of your avatar, attached to a post that stigmatizes a whole group of people. I kind of had the impression that such stereotyping was one of the main grievances of LGBT people.

I'm talking specifically about John Edwards.

"He's just a slimeball like every other lawyer."

I don't even remember putting that in there.

I'll change it.

Not all of us are slime balls.

You also have the gratitude of some genuine slimeballs who resented being compared to us.

Thanks for pointing out that I did. Again, my apologies.

after all liallyers lie I still hold resentments against him over the way he treated Elizabeth as she was dying.

I am very glad his daughter is working with him.

He's done some really shitty things but it's time to move on, for everyone.

There are plenty of politicians still struttin like proud roosters that have done shittier things and never owned up.

He was a good lawyer at one time working for the "little folks."

He let things go to his head and has ruined lives. But, he's no worse than many who have profited mightily off ruining lives these days and have profited and still have their jobs on Wall Street as heads of Investment Banks and Hedge Funds.

I wish him well in his efforts to rehab himself. I was a donor to his Senate Campaign...worked for him but left him when he refused to meet with Anti-Iraq Invasion Protestors here in NC and left us outside (refusing to speak to those of us there who'd donated and worked for him) to meet with the High Rollers who were pumping him for Presidential run.

So...many of us have bitterness. But, he's been through enough that hopefully he can turn it around and do the good he promised so long...long ago.