Life Lessons

"It took John Edwards two years to tell the truth. I was surprised; I thought it would take longer."

-- David Perel, the editor in chief of the National Enquirer from 2006 to January 2009 - and who directed its coverage of the John Edwards affair - displaying an understandable cynicism, in The Wall Street Journal.

"Yes, Edwards cheated on his wife who had cancer at the time. Yes, he lied about it when he was caught. Yes, he lied about it again when she was found to be pregnant and had the child. And yes, he lied one more time after being caught by a tabloid photographer with said woman and the child he sired. And oh, he paid a loyal staffer to pretend that he was the dad, too, thereby ensnaring yet another innocent in his web of lies.

Thing is, if adultery is going to happen, then lying is a given."

-- Eric Alterman, attempting to muster up a bit of sympathy for Edwards - the hard way - which is about the best one can expect, from The Daily Beast.