Former Democratic Presidential Candidate and Father of the Year Now Suicidal

Knowing that his pretty boy looks won’t last more than a week, John Edwards, who ditched his cancer-riddled wife to knock up a campaign worker, and then used campaign funds to cover it up, is quoted by friends saying he may be suicidal at the thoughts of doing hard time.

From the DailyMail here:

Disgraced politician John Edwards is said to be deeply depressed – to the point of being suicidal – over the prospect of a criminal trial that could end with him being jailed if found guilty.

The 57-year-old former Presidential candidate reportedly told a close friend: ‘I won’t go to jail. I’d kill myself first!‘

He has lost 20lb in the last year and is a ‘broken spirit,’ reports the National Enquirer. A close source said: ‘I think John is suicidal. He knows that if he’s indicted, prosecutors will try to get him to serve jail time and make an example of him. He’s absoluetly despondent over the fear of prison. Over the last year, he’s lost about 20lb and friends are concerned that he’s escaping reality with booze.

First John Edwards’ kids lose their Mom to cancer and embarrassment. Now Rielle Hunter’s love child is going to lose her father. Yep, what’s left of Johnny boy’s life looks pretty miserable, but maybe he can convince a bunch of liberals to give him another Father of the Year award. That might cheer him up.