Fandom Sux

Full disclosure: I liked John Edwards in 2008. I thought his focus on The Two Americas was exactly right. I thought Barack Obama was a great speaker, but I didn't think he was ready to lead. (I leave it to you to decide whether that last part proved true.)

Of course, Edwards pulled a Spitzer and imploded in a way that, had he gotten the nomination, would have guaranteed a Republican victory, and now we'd have Sarah Palin in our face daily instead of just weekly. Now it turns out that the baby he denied really was his--surprise. But he thinks she'll forgive him, and why not? That's what women do. Well, John, guess what. I was a fan, and I don't forgive you. You are pondscum.

I was a fan of David Paterson's, too. I liked him a lot when he came to visit. I liked his wife. I liked the fact that he didn't want to be governor. Of course, that was before he came out and confessed to a series of indiscretions and took over for the feckless Eliot. This week, the Post described Paterson's nuzzly lunchtime tryst with a young woman. While I'll consider the source, I'll also say, Fool me once, shame on you. . . .

Give me a nice money-laundering scandal anyday over this kind of tawdry crap.

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