Plus, Silky prepares for his close-up in court

Bad hair day?

Mug shot primping underway

The comeuppance of one of Capitol Hill’s crappiest crapweasels is here. John Edwards — a.k.a. Silky Pony, Breck Boy, Seabiscuit — will now face formal prosecution for alleged violations of campaign laws while he tried to cover up his extra-marital fling with flaky Rielle Hunter. ABC News has the story: A source close to the […]

News breaking from WRAL in North Carolina that Elizabeth Edwards passed away this afternoon. She was gravely ill with breast cancer and announced yesterday that she had stopped medical treatment. She leaves behind three children who deserve all the prayers that you can muster to lift them up, no matter what your politics are. More: […]

Scroll for updates… He already admitted he had lied repeatedly about his affair with Rielle Hunter. Then in August 2008, after admitting he had become “increasingly egocentric and narcissistic,” he told the press he “will have nothing more to say.” Then came “Game Change” revelations published in the New York this month by journalists who […]

Babies, lies, and scandal: The lost issue.

“Behind every great man, there‘s a woman trying to kill him.”

Follow the money.

Who is Fred Baron?

Silky, cynical sanctimony.

Admits affair, denies fathering love child, but hasn’t taken paternity test.

The Congressional Black Caucus forwarded two names to Barack Obama’s veep team: Sam Nunn and John Edwards. (Story at Townhall.) The Nunn pick is in line with what I wrote about the veepstakes in February: Obama’s pick is a bit more difficult to game out. I think he’d also go for an older “statesman” type […]

Sayonara, Silky.

First in the South.

If you thought gender card-wielding sisters Chelsea Clinton and America Ferrera were dumb, get a load of John Edwards and Tyra Banks commiserating on what it feels like to be a “minority white man” and a black woman. Identity politics: It’s stupefying!

Misty, water-colored memories.

Silky smooth.

Kiss of death?

Horse hockey.

Two Americas.

The lefty blogs are buzzing over the latest Lee Enterprises Iowa caucus poll showing a virtual dead heat among the top three Dem candidates: A new Iowa caucus poll from Lee Enterprises newspapers shows the Democratic race is a virtual three-way tie, with John Edwards rising to tie Barack Obama for the lead and Hillary […]

Bleeecch.

BOO!

Mr. Imaginary Tough Guy…or Mr. Emily Litella?