McCain's Small Victory
We want game-changing! We didn't get it.
With my family, I took responsibility for my actions in 2006 and today I take full responsibility publicly. But that misconduct took place for a short period in 2006. It ended then. [E.A.]
Shockingly, this statement may be roughly accurate (except maybe for the "short" part!). But it helps to place a Clintonian emphasis on the year, 2006. "It ended then." The trouble is it started up again a while later, according to the newly credible National Enquirer.
After Edwards confessed the affair to his wife, he restarted it, and was sexually involved with Rielle when she became pregnant
Oh, you mean that misconduct. ... Hey, he didn't say he took responsibility for his actions in 2007. ... 12:43 P.M.
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Ruth Marcus isn't buying Story #2. ... 12:05 A.M.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Katha Pollitt and Cal Thomas aren't buying Story #2. ... They found each other through Friend Finder! ... 9:00 P.M.
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Bob Franken isn't buying Story #2. ... 12:21 P.M.
Photograph of John McCain on the Slate home page by Alex Wong/Getty Images.



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