Roughly a week has passed since the National Enquirer revealed what it alleged to be evidence of John Edwards and his love child. The Enquirer had confronted Edwards in the early hours of the morning, leaving a hotel room where his alleged former girlfriend and alleged mother of his love child was staying. Edwards ran away.The major media have virtually ignored the entire story, despite what appears to be rather convincing evidence assembled by the Enquirer. Fox News was able to find a corroborating witness, but the rest of the media has 86'd the story, despite its obvious appeal to a public that can't get enough when it comes to scandal. The UK media is not quite as squeamish.  Hillel Aron reviews the sorry media record to date. The media blocking coverage are only digging their own graves. It is no longer possible to embargo news that the media deems politically unpalatable. Edwards is a leading figure in the leftist wing of the Democratic Party, and his name has been bandied...(Read Full Post)