RIP: Elizabeth Edwards dies of cancer today

I didn't much agree with anything Elizabeth Edwards, but at this point in time, I wish her family peace on this day. Cancer claimed her life after a long struggle. I don't know what caused her more grief, the cancer or her douchebag ex-husband. I'm thinking probably the latter. For her part, she was a loyal wife. From The Politico via memeorandum: Elizabeth Edwards dies of cancer

Elizabeth Edwards, who remade the role of the political spouse for a new media age, died Tuesday at her home in Chapel Hill, N.C., after a six-year struggle with cancer.

Edwards, a lawyer, best-selling author and the wife of former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, was 61.

"Today we have lost the comfort of Elizabeth's presence, but she remains the heart of this family," her family said in a statement. "We love her and will never know anyone more inspiring or full of life. On behalf of Elizabeth, we want to express our gratitude to the thousands of kindred spirits who moved and inspired her along the way. Your support and prayers touched our entire family."

Edwards was the driving force behind her husband’s steep rise in half a decade from gifted trial lawyer to the Democratic Party’s 2004 vice presidential nominee, and she was the strategist, the campaign manager, surrogate and public interpreter for a man who never seemed to emerge fully from behind his pitch-perfect political performances. While John Edwards began and ended his public career as a cipher to the American public and even to some of his close aides, Elizabeth’s charm, intelligence, and even her public vindictiveness put her on a first-name basis with the nation.

The Politico includes this video:

Rest in peace, Elizabeth. My prayers are with your family tonight.

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