There is little to like about the preening, transparently transparent John Edwards, a “man” distinguished  for bringing disrepute to politicians! But, however badly he treated his late wife, his children – who inexplicably stood by in support – and his unfortunate pigeons, er, followers, he did not break the campaign finance laws.

He lured friends into financing the cover-up of a tawdry affair with money they couldn’t, and notably didn’t lawfully contribute to his campaign, the end.

Well, not exactly, the end. He also managed to expose the Eric Holder Justice Department for its feckless assault on the law and common sense.  While Mr. Holder fails to prosecute  New Black Panther miscreants, and does prosecute Sheriff Joe and the State of Arizona for enforcing the law, he recklessly chose to bring the weight of the government and it huge legal apparatus to punish Mr. Edwards for a “crime” that hurt no taxpayer, doesn’t in any way threaten civil society, and frankly, isn’t a crime. A better case might be made against Rielle Hunter for really bad taste in men.

Finally, this should be a warning to civil libertarians from the right, the left and in-between:  Congress makes laws without proscribing their limits or prescribing their reach. Executive branch bureaucrats then run amok and we get back to them making John Edwards looking sympathetic in front of the bar of justice. Egad!