Funny the Way Edwards Is

Most likely the funniest part of this New York Times story on Sunday detailing John Edwards' affair with Riele Hunter is this:

"In the proposal, which The New York Times examined, Mr. Young says that he assisted the affair by setting up private meetings between Mr. Edwards and Ms. Hunter. He wrote that Mr. Edwards once calmed an anxious Ms. Hunter by promising her that after his wife died, he would marry her in a rooftop ceremony in New York with an appearance by the Dave Matthews Band."

Who knew John Edwards and/or Riele Hunter loved the Dave Matthews Band? While I can say with extreme certainty that I don't stand for anything that Edwards does, I do love DMB. However, given that Edwards was trying to convince Hunter that after his current wife kicked the bucket he would marry her, it's likely that Hunter really likes DMB and Edwards is a sleazebag.

Edwards, the king of plaintiffs lawyers, purportedly planned his second wedding while his first wife was recovering from cancer. Nevermind that his presidential campaign spent over $100K on "video services" that Hunter supposedly provided, that he convinced a long-time friend to take the fall for Edwards' love child, or that he has refused to admit that he fathered the kid even after the National Enquirer caught Edwards in a hotel that Hunter was staying it. Telling your mistress that you'll marry her while your wife dies from cancer is truly despicable.

But hey, he might like DMB. Unfortunately, the bass player for DMB, Stefan Lessard, had this to say on his Twitter page:

"We don't play weddings. Period. Ridiculous and wrong."

Tough break for Edwards. Edwards probably shouldn't have been a Gravedigger Digging a Ditch for his first wife prematurely, instead waiting until she was Lying in the Hands of God. Cause when you do that stuff, You Might Die Trying. Definitely not a Typical Situation. His plan clearly wasn't the Best of What's Around.

That said, any world where Edwards is getting exposed for being a sleazebag is One Sweet World. Everyday.