South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and John Edwards have much in common, it would appear. Both are adulterers, both were at one time prominent and respected members of their respective parties, and both have absolutely no political future anywhere near 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
I’ve been struck, however, by the chorus of liberals singing the hypocrisy ode with regarding to Sanford (I’ll refrain from linking to any examples since I want to avoid sending any Web traffic their way). The South Carolina governor is pro-life and supports traditional marriage. The fact that he cheated on his wife just goes to show, they argue, that conservatives with such beliefs are a bunch of hypocrites.
Well dang, Skippy, then let’s apply that standard to North Carolina’s disgraced favorite son. Edwards is renowned for his fight against poverty — the “two Americas” refrain has been commonly heard from him on the campaign trail. But he hardly lives the life of an individual in the “other America” he so often harps about. Does that make him a hypocrite, too?
