John Edwards to Admit Paternity of Rielle Hunter's Baby?

by bartleby the scrivener | So it seems.  Gawker:

Who're you gonna believe, me or your lying obligate paternal allele? John Edwards once said it's "not possible" that he's the father of Rielle Hunter's daughter, but the National Enquirer reports a DNA test has proven he's indeed the father.

As Gawker points out, the Enquirer has been pretty much on target about the Edwards-Hunter affair.   And WRAL News in Raleigh has been informed by "sources" that they expect him to admit that he is the father and to do it before the end of the criminal investigation into possible misuse of campaign funds.

At My DD, Charles Lemos writes:

As a strong Edwards supporter, I still feel deeply betrayed that John Edwards had the hubris to run for the Presidency after engaging in such reckless behavior. I don't expect those who run for higher office to be saints but I'd appreciate it if they weren't scum either.

I feel pretty much the same way, if you substitute "hypocrites" for "scum."  I haven't forgotten his dissing of Bill Clinton at a certain crucial period.

As to Edwards' "strategy" in this, Ron Chusid is dead on.

I wonder if John Edwards would have been smarter to have admitted everything once his affair was Rielle Hunter was confirmed. Instead he has left himself open to a steady stream of news items as new information comes out. If he had admitted to paternity of their daughter this would be a much smaller story today but instead every new information suggesting this becomes news.

It would most definitely have been wiser.  He would certainly come off looking less the lying liar.

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