Between the love child buzz and his closing of his major poverty center, I'm beginning to feel vindicated about my longstanding (but occasionally waning) suspicion of John Edwards. I'm not a big believer in first impressions but my impression of Edwards during this campaign was that he was a phony lightweight who adopted progressive credentials only because he wanted to win. It was "I feel your pain," part two.
This just adds to the irony of the constant comparisons of Edwards to Bill Clinton, if it's true. Then again, there is a difference: at least Bill Clinton's going to be speaking to the convention this year...
