Now from the guy who originally claimed to be the daddy. And John Edwards himself is said to be ready to speak out -- if he can only get his dying wife to go along with his making such a public admission.

Mr. Edwards, the one-term senator who came close to being elected vice president in 2004 and ran a credible campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, remains largely secluded at his 100-acre estate here.

But a federal grand jury in nearby Raleigh is investigating whether any crimes were committed in connection with campaign laws in an effort to conceal his extramarital affair with a woman named Rielle Hunter. At the same time, Mr. Edwards is moving toward an abrupt reversal in his public posture; associates said in interviews that he is considering declaring that he is the father of Ms. Hunter’s 19-month-old daughter, something that he once flatly asserted in a television interview was not possible.

I guess i don't get the reluctance -- he didn't seem to care about Elizabeth Edwards when he carried on an extended affair with the baby-mama, spend campaign cash to cover it up, visited the hussy and the baby in secret, lied beside her on national television, or any other time during this sordid episode. Oh, yeah -- and let's not forget about your promises to marry the bimbo once Elizabeth got around to kicking the bucket -- what class! Why the concern now about her feelings now? After all, the loving husband routine is clearly out.