Gee what a surprise

John Edwards admits he fathered child with mistress

And to think this lying cheat was in the running for the highest office in the land. Oh well, at least he was carrying on the traditions of Bill Clinton, Henry Cisneros, Jesse Jackson et al.

Perhaps the most worrisome element of this case is that the story was initially broke by the National Inquirer. If, in a free country, the press is supposed to perform as a watchdog, this is yet one more sign that the mainstream media has become a lapdog of liberalism. Who would have thought that the New York Times would be scooped by a gossip rag.

Lo, how the mighty have fallen.