Comments on: John Edwards to Continue Campaign Despite Wife’s Cancer

By: Anderson

Anderson — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:18:21 +0000

Yikes - sorry to misdirect my humor.

By: John And Elizabeth Edwards’ Class Act | The Moderate Voice

John And Elizabeth Edwards’ Class Act | The Moderate Voice — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 03:31:10 +0000

[...] –Kos:”He’s not dropping out or suspending. Good.” –Protein Wisdom:”Best wishes to him & his family, as the race just got unimaginably more grueling for them.” –James Joyner:“I’m not sure what to make of his decision to press on despite what would appear to be terminal cancer in his wife. My instinct is that a wealthy man, who can certainly afford not to “work” (if you want to call campaigning for president “work”) should spend as much time as he can with his wife under the circumstances. Then again, I presume they made this decision together as a family and, for all I know, Elizabeth talked him out of quitting.” –All Spin Zone:”I’m not so sure I could make the same decision as Sen. Edwards, but Elizabeth has been John’s most vocal advocate. She knows what’s at stake, not only for her but the country, and this amazing woman won’t let her husband quit. We wish her the best.” –Dean Bartlett at Hugh Hewitt’s blog:”The campaign will go on. So will Elizabeth’s fight. Godspeed to them all.” –Ed Morrissey: It’s a tough call for Edwards to make, and it’s tough to criticize it either way. I think it’s fair to say that Elizabeth has invested herself pretty deeply into John’s campaign up to now, and she probably strongly resisted a suspension in the campaign. If this is what will keep her spirits high, then Edwards made the right decision…. [...]

By: Steph

Steph — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 23:48:30 +0000

While I think he has less qualifications than my dog and is an ambulance chaser I have actually met Elizabeth and she is a nice lady.

I wish her the best.

My mom has a friend who is 5 1/2 years past a diagnosis like this. She knows she won't live to be 80 but is treasuring what she has now. She is thankful for this time as she has seen 2 children graduate college and marry and see her first grandchild born.

By: charles austin

charles austin — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:29:03 +0000

No problem, I seem to have that effect on people in these threads from time to time.

By: Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator

Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:34:05 +0000

John Edwards: "The Campaign Goes On"... John Edwards said his wife's cancer has returned, but said he will continue his campaign for the Dem...

By: Steve Verdon

Steve Verdon — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:11:41 +0000

Charles? I think you mean Alex, Anderson.

By: Anderson

Anderson — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:08:59 +0000

who in his legal career has managed to do some very good things for people who were seriously wrong

Insurance defense lawyer, are you, Charles? ;)

By: charles austin

charles austin — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:47:30 +0000

I wish Elizabeth Edwards the best of luck in coping with and hopefully overcoming her disease. Further, I hope her circle of family and friends can provide her, and each other, with the care, support, and strength they will need going forward. It isn't my place, or anyone else's, to tell the Edward's how to live their lives, any more than it would be the Edward's, or anyone else's, place to tell me how to live mine. But I do have one question, should this intensely personal struggle be conducted in a public forum?

By: Julian

Julian — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:45:10 +0000

And thanks for your insightful post as well, Andy.

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:53:13 +0000

Prayer for the Edwards family.

By: B. Minich

B. Minich — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:41:47 +0000

It sounds like that if all goes well, she will be alive and well for many years - that basically, the cancer won't go away, but won't be much of a factor if treated right. Lets hope that's the case. I probably would make a similar decision, but privately say "if she needs me, and if her condition worsens, this campaign ends immediately."

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:20:26 +0000

Julian, thanks for your insightful post.

If I ever have a cancer diagnosis, I'll be sure to look you up when I need an uninformed ignoramus on the Internet to make shit up, as opposed to asking the top cancer specialists in the state of North Carolina about my prognosis.

By: Julian

Julian — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:13:26 +0000

Sorry. This reflects poorly on Edwards. His wife certainly will not be able to accompany him on a grueling campaign schedule, so will most likely be left whithout her husband on-and-off for several months with what may be a terminal illness. No matter what she insists, he's made a poor decision in my mind.

By: Billy

Billy — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:05:30 +0000

Prayers all around, certainly.

My sense is that she would definitely refuse to let him quit over this. And good for both of them.

By: Steve Verdon

Steve Verdon — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:03:58 +0000

Well, that was an interesting twist to the story. Perhaps it is as James' has suggested and Mrs. Edwards who talked her husband out of suspending the campaign.

In any event, I too wish Both John and Elizabeth Edwards well. Having a family member with cancer is quite scary and hard to deal with.