Elizabeth Edwards: Tragic Heroine or Enabling Conspirator?
Edwards was very successful in a profession where a practitioner does and says ANYTHING to make his point. He carried that view into politics. Elizabeth, also a sleazy lawyer, knew what Edwards was and is. In My view, Edwards has always been a liar. He built a persona in 2004 that the media bought without question and we have accepted it.
Several things: I’d like to see proof that Elizabeth actually had cancer. Yep, that’s cold. But, as sleazy as Edwards is, I see no problem for him and his wife fabricating the story. Same thing with the relapse. And, if he runs for something again, she’ll have another relapse.
Second, I don’t believe the fling with Reille was his first. My bet is that he’s been hustling honeys for years and that Elizabeth knew about most; she knew, after all, what she was getting at the start.
Edwards probably combined the two points with a line that went something like, “Of course I love you but I can’t marry you while Elizabeth…”
