John Edwards To Admit Paternity

Following a recent paternity test, John Edwards is reportedly preparing to admit publicly in coming days that he is indeed the father of his former mistress' daughter, something he has denied to date.

Why is that a big deal? After all, it's already been the conventional wisdom for months. Well, among other things, counting back 9 months from the date of this baby's birth, it's evidence that their affair was continuing well beyond the time previously admitted by Edwards, which is highly relevant to the ongoing federal probe into campaign finance irregularities during his presidential bid last year. It is also conclusive evidence that he continued this affair after the recurrence of his wife's cancer, something he had previously denied (for obvious reasons) repeatedly, publicly, and vehemently.