Edwards' Confession

John Edwards will acknowledge today that he has lied for more than a year about the paternity of his child with Rielle Hunter. It's a pathetic end to a squalid story.

John Edwards will acknowledge today that he has lied for more than a year about the paternity of his child with Rielle Hunter. It's a pathetic end to a squalid story. It also underscores just what a champ Bill Clinton was: the art of scandal management is to transition seamlessly from "The story isn't true" to "It's old news." Edwards hung onto "It's not true" too long - meaning that when he finally had to confess, his confession in itself is new news.