Opinion: Elizabeth Edwards writes new book. Will she discuss Rielle Hunter?

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Elizabeth Edwards is writing a new book. It’s called ‘Resilience.’ It’s due out May 12.

And what many want to know is, does she address the real issue -- the Rielle Hunter issue?

Answer: We don’t know for sure.

But it’s hard to imagine an autobiography by the wife of a prominent Democratic politician (John of the careful hair) who repeatedly lied in public about cheating on her and she went along with it while he was running again but he became a party pariah as a result, even though he pointed out her cancer was in remission when he philandered with a campaign videographer on the trail.

‘She has always been a kind of candid and honest writer,’ Broadway Books publicist David Drake said. ‘And people can expect that of her in her new book.’ So, in other words, we still don’t know.

But Roger Friedman over at Fox News says it definitely will address how the candidate’s wife experienced the affair, which he confessed to her long before going public last summer.

Previously, Edwards wrote ‘Saving Graces’ about the death of her son, Wade, and her ongoing battle with breast cancer. Last fall, she went back on the road with her health advocacy speeches and appears Wednesday in Missoula, Mont. Later last autumn her husband dipped his toes in public rehab too.

Speaking of political affairs, the video below shows how Hillary Clinton handled her own (accidental?) reference to husband Bill’ssexualwanderings at her re-swearing-in as secretary of State on Monday. Her family discussion begins at the 7:30 mark, but the Bill reference, which she herself laughs at, occurs around the 8:30. (Watch his face.)

--Andrew Malcolm

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