Breaking: Edwards out?
UPDATE: … Or not… Elizabeth does have cancer, but the Edwards campaign continues on. Here’s more on this.
—————————————————
John Edwards is suspending his campaign for President, and may drop out completely, because his wife has suffered a recurrence of the cancer that sickened her in 2004, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, an Edwards friend told The Politico.
“At a minimum he’s going to suspend” the campaign, the source said. “Nobody knows precisely how serious her recurrence is. It’ll be another couple of days before there’s complete clarity.”
“For him right now he has one priority which is her health and the security of the two young children,” said the friend.
As for the campaign, “You don’t shut this machine off completely, but everything will go on hold.”
If Elizabeth Edwards is indeed having another bout with cancer, I think I speak for all of us at RT by expressing our support for the Edwards family at this difficult time. I hope Elizabeth is healthy, but if not and John does decide to suspend his campaign to be with her, I doubt he’ll ever regret it.
Let’s all wish Elizabeth Edwards well. It’s a shame this has to happen.
First of all, let’s all put our hopes, thoughts and praywers with Elizabeth and John Edwards. Second of all, lets now call Bull Shit on the Politico, along with MSNBC, for jumping the gun on the story and getting it utterly wrong. Today the Edwards family has delviered a strong message of sacrifice and fighting and I think we all need to applaud them for it.
I only caught a glimpse of him when he was here in ‘04, but he seems like an ok guy. Best to him and his family. Excelsior.