the disappointment that john edwards caused in the political arena this is going to really open up a brand new effort to vet candidates. i think john edwards is in a category all by himself here. it is a story that continues to be told in the pages of magazines now with his girlfriend posing in just a nightshirt and on beds with a little doll. you know, yes, i don t know how to answer this, ed. i mean, my goodness. clearly you have to bet your candidates, but how deep can you get? i mean, would anybody have ever thought to say to john edwards, a united states senator and vice presidential candidate, before he was a candidate for president, have you ever had an extramarital affair on your wife who is, you know, has cancer? and do you have a child i mean, it wouldn t occur to people that people would be this narcissistic, this crazy, to put themselves out there. it happens and a lot of people were hurt. a lot of organizations came out in favor of john edwards.