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Edwards: "Being 99 percent honest is no longer enough"

In a statement, John Edwards discusses his affair, saying it "is inadequate to say to the people who believed in me that I am sorry."
Alex Koppelman

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  • Friday, August 8, 2008 05:20 PM

    Big Deal?

    In the grand scheme of things an affair is nothing compared to the real issues facing the world, but for those that are just ignoring it and saying no big deal I think that is wrong too.

    Anyone running for President of U.S.A and thinking that in this day and age they can keep an affair secret is just plain stupid and arrogant. I liked Edwards, if I was not Canadian I would have voted for him, but it seems the Dems and the U.S dodged a bullet because Edwards showed he was clearly batting above his average by trying to be President.

    —Winnipeg Guy Read Winnipeg Guy's other letters

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