No one wants to attack the children. The immediate issue here is the hypocrisy that allows John Kerry and John Edwards to attack Cheney's daughter, , and Liz Edwards to even suggest that the Cheneys are ashamed of her, and then to withhold their own situation from public scrutiny.
You may perceive this as an attack article, whether it was meant that way I can't say. But the hypocrisy issue is indeed valid if they want to lead this nation. And many people would indeed be concerned about the possible root issue of tossing fertilized human eggs away. That too is a worthy subject for the nation to consider. The only way to do that without mounting an attack would be to have an open and honest discussion, which isn't happening.
I also say God bless the children, no matter how they were conceived. But the more I learn about the Edwards the less I see to convince me they should be at the seat of power.
Nobody is disagreeing (on this forum) that it was O.K. for the Dems to bring up Mary Cheney. But this is ALSO wrong, and two wrongs simply don't make a right. We're going to have to score our political points elsewhere.
The only way to do that without mounting an attack would be to have an open and honest discussion, which isn't happening.
And despite their disrespect for the Cheneys it remains the Edwards' decision whether or not to have that discussion.