OK, for starters we might be able to see for ourselves if whatever Rielle Hunter had was worth John Edwards’ (tear shedding as I write this) heartache.

Of course we also wondered why aide Andrew Young stepped up and claimed the baby who reportedly is a dead ringer for Edwards. The fact that Young actually did it — and now wants to write a book about it — is a testimony to his own scumminess.

And Edwards wanted to be leader of the free world. The thought makes me shudder.