He was a Golden Boy with good hair.

All the ladies loved him, and he loved them back, even though he was already married with children.

Multiple reports say former senator and presidential candidate John Edwards will soon be indicted by the Justice Department on criminal charges for allegedly violating campaign finance laws in an effort to cover up his extramarital affair.

Overnight reports cite sources close to the investigation who say that the government is preparing to indict Edwards, though a plea deal could still be reached, perhaps in the next two weeks.

Our Golden Boy is now in The Money Boil — The Golden Boil — and we must wonder if a momentary satisfaction pays as well as a Federal investigation of your wrongdoing.

Would he do it all again for another taste of the forbidden loin?

Or, has the father in him taken over the misogynist adolescent that plagued his political ambitions like Oedipus was haunted by a sexual curse he did not want, or desire, but earned?

Can you imagine what would have happened to us all if we’d fallen for him — straight over the edge of an endless cliff?

John Edwards will forever be our chastened Golden Boy.

He never had a real chance to ever be a man.

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    1. David Boles – New York City – David Boles was born in Nebraska and holds an MFA from the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York. He is an author, dramatist, editor, publisher, and teacher who writes across the live stage, print, radio, television, film, and the web. With more than 50 books in print, David continues to write 2MM words a year and has authored over 25K articles. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Authors Guild, and PEN America, and founded The United Stage advocacy platform on the principle that playwrights have a duty to direct their own work. Read the Prairie Voice Archive at Boles.com | Buy his books at David Boles Books Writing & Publishing at BolesBooks.com | Study with Script Professor at ScriptProfessor.com | Touch American Sign Language mastery at Hardcore ASL at HardcoreASL.com | Explore the Human Meme podcast at HumanMeme.com | Train with Boles Bells at BolesBells.com.
      David W. Boles says:

      I think only the surface has been scratched. There are depths of deception that are yet unplumbed.

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