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In the 1970s when I lived in Virginia my wife and I attended a small local fundraiser for the Democratic candidate for governor. We were invited because prior to our marriage my wife worked for local Democratic candidates. After our marriage she realized the error of her ways. After hearing the candidate's speech my wife confronted him about something she disagreed with. Now, my wife was above average in looks and had loads of sex appeal. They were talking by themselves off to the side of the podium and (as my wife later related) he paid little attention to her disagreement but tried to 'hit on her.' She handled it very well by herself and brushed him off.

p>The Edwards affair reminded me of the incident. Fortunately the Virginia voters rejected the candidate. When Edwards initially ran for the Senate many of us saw through this phony but unfortunately not enough did. After just a couple of weeks in Washington, Edwards showed his true colors by rejecting just about every campaign promise he made. He would never have been re-elected. Now the country knows who John Edwards really is. br> -- Don Werenko br> Calabash, North Carolina /p>

Mr. Tabin reports that "[a] McCain spokesman declined to comment when I asked him on Friday whether there's a partisan double-standard in how the media handles adultery rumors."

p>That they declined to comment is understandable since Mr. McCain himself cheated on his first wife in a similar fashion to John Edward’s adultery. And sure there's a double standard -- the media has trumpeted Edwards’s adultery even though he has no current political significance, while the media fails to mention McCain’s adultery even though his campaign for President has great significance. br> -- Ron Schoenberg br> Seattle, Washington /p>

Betcha John Edwards take that mystical Paternity Test 'round the same time as his buddy, John Kerry, finally gets around to releasing his Discharge Papers.

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