tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760967123218143470.post5182776293131323498..comments2023-10-08T05:13:18.117-07:00Comments on wikifray: I can't say Edwards did the right thing...WikiFrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420433870074751645noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760967123218143470.post-85601594841886481372007-03-24T16:16:00.000-07:002007-03-24T16:16:00.000-07:00Whether Edwards did the right thing by remaining i...Whether Edwards did the right thing by remaining in the race even with the return of his wife's cancer is something only the couple will know themselves as both the campaign and her treatments progress. It's the classic moot point, a faux issue <BR/>to which their is no reasonably certain answer which pundits, wags and wonks can toss back and forth with out resolution until the next celebrity melt down takes over the news programming. What I do admire, though, is Edwards' decision to not be ruled by the opinionizers, the blogospheres, the tut-tutting scalliwags and instead take his own course. The decision for him to remain in the was a mutual decision, as I understand it, and that commands respect, even if one might think he ought to have dropped out.TED BURKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610296721891201100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4760967123218143470.post-73604556549321769042007-03-23T11:10:00.000-07:002007-03-23T11:10:00.000-07:00Well, of course, whatever decision Edwards and/or ...Well, of course, whatever decision Edwards and/or his family make is really none of the pundits damn business, unless such a decision really reflects on the candidate's character.<BR/><BR/>But when an announced presidential candidate (and former VP nominee) faces such a situation, it IS news, and his and his family's decision could certainly have an impact on the political future. One can hardly expect a pundit to ignore the subject, and, unless the choices seem totally inappropriate, I would expect most pundits (and everyone else) to generally express sensitive, supportive sentiments.<BR/><BR/>Really, this is how ALL of us react. If a coworker tells you his wife suffers from cancer, you will be supportive regardless of what he does with his career during his illness -- regardless of how you feel about him personally or professionally. <BR/><BR/>The words you use may well be trite and meaningless, but that is what we do as normal, sensitive human beings.<BR/><BR/>I would not read anything more than that into Sullivan's comments.Robert Scheidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887312225745819128noreply@blogger.com