Should a Political Career be Over if a Politician has an Affair?

There is much controversy right now, surrounding Sen. John Edwards’ extramarital affair. Many people, public figures and those from the general population, are calling for an end to Edwards’ political career.

Why? That’s what I don’t understand. Yes, he had an affair. So have millions of others, men and women alike. Having an affair is wrong, there is no doubt about that. However, why should that end someone’s career? You may well argue that Sen. Edwards can now no longer be trusted. If that is the case, then why is John McCain still running for President? He not only had several affairs during his first marriage, there are also well-documented cases of his being verbally abusive to his current wife, his aides, and other people. I don’t care if someone is a Republican or a Democrat. Whatever “punishment” is right for one, is right for the other. There are no double standards here, folks. Either it’s “right”, or it’s “wrong”.

Does having an affair change what a Politician stand for, and how they act in their professional lives? Of course not. It no more changes that than it would you or I in our working lives. The Senator still has the same stances on foreign policy, on abortion, on the budget… nothing has changed in that respect.

Senator Edwards needs to “answer” to only his immediate family, himself, and his God. It’s not our business, nor is it our place to be judge and jury. He is human, just as you are.