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Why is it we feel that politicians must be held to moral standards to which we do not hold others that work for us?  Do you ask the plumber who comes to fix your sink if he's cheating on his wife?  Have you polled the teachers at your child's school to ensure that none of them are having extra-marital affairs?  How many women other than his wife does the CEO of a major corporation have to have affairs with before it starts to affect his company's stock prices?

Edwards, like any other politician, was quite literally hired to perform a job, not be some kind of moral beacon (like a priest, who themselves are on shaking moral foundations these days).  How exactly does who he's sleeping with affect his job performance?  How exactly did it affect Bill Clinton's?  Or John Kennedy's?  The plumber, or the teacher, or even the CEO, accomplish their jobs without ever being questioned about, or exposing to the public, their personal lives.

Those who are outraged about Edwards' infidelity can only be so while their own lives are not being scrutinized.  It's usually the loudest among the outraged that has the most to hide.  Besides, wasn't it Jesus who said let he among you who is without sin cast the first stone?  It never ceases to amaze me how you Christians never really practice what you preach.