Keeping It Rielle  —  John Edwards's confession was a little bit breathtaking.  —  Not the sex stuff.  That happens here all the time.  —  And certainly not covering up the sex stuff.  That happens here all the time, too.  First people uncover; then they cover up.

Sometimes, There's News in the Gutter  —  THE John Edwards “love child” story finally hit the national news media and made the front page of yesterday's Times.  For weeks, Jay Leno joked about it, the Internet was abuzz, and readers wondered why The Times and most of the mainstream media seemed …

What Rielle Hunter Told Me  —  A seeker and a New Age spiritualist, John Edwards's other woman believed she could help him make history.  —  The Missing Webisodes  —  These 2006 promotional videos of John Edwards were produced by a company run by Rielle Hunter, who Edwards admitted to having an affair with in August 2008.

“MEANINGLESS STATEMENTS”  —  Barack Obama has been criticized for acting as though he is already President.  That's natural, since the actions in question have been presumptuous: the pseudo-Presidential seal, the speech in Germany, and so on.  Today, one might say that John McCain is acting …

The Pipeline War: Russian bear goes for West's jugular  —  The war in Georgia escalated dangerously last night after Russian jets reportedly bombed a vital pipeline that supplies oil to the West.  —  After a day of heightening international tensions, Georgian leaders claimed …