I think we should become less judgmental about other people's marriages and their personal lives, their private lives.

I think -- that's what I think -- why I think that John Edwards, having opened this Pandora's box, needs to get everything out of it as quickly as possible.

This story is going to have lots of legs and keep marching along and chase him along.

He owes it to the party to move swiftly to put out every fact that's there, to get this paternity test done, to get all of this resolved so that this doesn't linger and hang over the campaign.

You then have to be able to look your supporters straight in the eye and said, don't worry, I'm OK.

I have known other people who wanted to be president who decided not to run because they had an issue like this.

I think he -- you know in damage control -- damage control 101 is figure out where the bottom is, get all the facts together, and get them out.

That's absolutely right, Anderson. And, look, I think we should become less judgmental about other people's marriages and their personal lives, their private lives. I think what is -- what's at issue here is his public life, and the -- and…

And I think he violated that trust.

He needs to have a group of surrogates, including first and foremost a vice president, who can take the fight to the opposition.

Barack Obama doesn't pull a lot of punches on the campaign trail.