in an opinion piece by Ellen Ratner.
My concern is on two fronts: How is it that John Edwards can't conceal cash to his campaign and yet the Supreme Court found in the Citizen's United case last year that it was perfectly legal to have interest groups/corporations provide campaign cash and not having to disclose where the cash is coming from.
It is much more damaging to the democratic process to have piles of money influencing the elections than a private donor like Bunny Mellon's money going to support a love child.
If Bunny Mellon did not know where the money was going that is a private matter between John Edwards and her. She should be hopping mad and ask for the money back.
My other concern is we have become a nation that doesn't watch soap operas, we live them. From Anthony Weiner and "Weinergate" this week, to the impeachment trail of President Clinton in 1999, we have moved from one political sex scandal to another. It has done nothing to edify us as a country, and like a soap opera it has simply allowed Americans a temporary reprieve from the daily bad news of employment and debt.
Read more:
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/06/03/what-should-really-do-with-john-edwards/#ixzz1OErNYk90