The Edwards non-opportunism problem

In the last few days, I (seemingly incorrectly) warned that conservative--and perhaps other--commenters would shamelessly hammer Edwards for not abandoning his campaign in light of his wife Elizabeth's incurable cancer relapse. That hasn't happened. Yet.

What has happened instead is that seemingly respectable--and much more visible--traditional media figures have kept that stink in the air. First, by insisting that the non-existent criticism of Edwards was actually existant criticism of Edwards, and then by demanding of Edwards a deeper explanation of his motives for staying in the race.

Taegan asks a good rhetorical question in his post. But I'm happy that Edwards steered clear of it.