Lies My Lawyer Told Me

There couldn't be a better poster child for lawyers than John Edwards.  Driven by "ego" he says he couldn't help  himself. It's interesting to watch his absolute commitment to his lies when allegations from the rumor mill, The Enquirer reported on the affair with Ms. Hunter, first.  He was believable, not even flinching in his flat denials embellished with how much he loved his wife.  To watch him in interviews now you almost want to believe him, he looks so endearing.  But you know in there is a liar, I mean lawyer.  Edwards ability to convince us that he's a good guy with a fairy tale life is exactly what people hate about politicians.  Do people really care if our politicians have secret affairs and father illegitimate children?  Should we care?  What has happened to Eliot Spitzer after his shameful romp?  Taking advantage of a troubled girl and wasting what could have been 2 years tuition at NYU on sex is not only unacceptable, it's horrifying. It's just another clue that the moral fiber of this country has deteriorated to the point of no return.  Hopefully we won't see Spitzer on any keynote speaker list this Fall. People scan headlines , yawn and move on.  This country is in for a big wake up call if we don't pay attention to what our children are learning from those boring headlines.  Across the nation our young kids watch.  They are afraid of war, afraid of liars and have lost faith in what the United States has become.  It's very difficult to teach a social studies class these days because history has been manipulated by the one country that was supposed to represent goodness.  Or maybe that should go under the category "Lies my teacher told me" along with "marriage is between two people who love each other" and "the President is smart".  Is everything in this country based on lies?  Seems so as we near the election and everyone is talking about race and religion instead of public education or the oil companies being in collusion with the Bush Regime. Not to mention the faltering American Dream that is lost to so many. Race and religion are scapegoats of blame, as usual.  To really have a discussion on race we need to look at the apartheid happening in our public schools system nationwide.  To have a real discussion on religion, we need to look at the commitment true religion takes and that forgiveness of sleeping with a hottie while your wife is in the recovery room doesn't count.