So the big news this morning is that John Edwards will continue his campaign, despite that his wife's cancer has returned. The response at Kos was "He's not dropping out or suspending. Good."

How, I wonder, is this "good?" I mean, I can understand that Edwards supporters are glad their man is sticking with it, but isn't that a very knee-jerk, selfish reaction? Objectively, this has to weaken his candidacy. Even the most focused, single-minded candidates can get lost over the course of a campaign. And many of the strongest, most positive and loving families can be torn apart over a disease like this. And I'm just talking about Edwards the viable candidate, not Edwards the President.

Further, and I have no doubt I'll get hammered by any number of Edwardsians out there, I think this raises serious questions about his judgment. Edwards is a young man, relatively speaking. There would be no shame in pulling out of this campaign. In fact, it's arguable he could be more influential on the dialogue were he to pull out now than he would be as a candidate. But most importantly, he could drop out, focus on his wife and family, and return to run in 4, 8, or 12 years. Hell, in 16 years he'd still be younger than McCain is now.

Analogcabin @ 9:55 AM
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