From the Pork Barrel: John Edwards and Bunny

* John Edwards allegedly took illegal campaign funds from an old woman named Bunny. Because the mistress wasn't embarrassing enough.

* Mitt Romney regrets that his gay staffer resigned. Not enough to respect gay people, but… you know.

* Vice President Biden warned that the GOP is bad for women. (And not just those who marry Newt Gingrich.)

* Ron Paul refuses to quit. But if he runs out of money, isn't that just, like, capitalism doing its thing?

* Mitt Romney met privately with Rick Santorum. Probably for tips on how to appeal to voters who are insane.

* Don't forget to download our Election Companion App for iPhone and iPad – use it to follow along for our weekly Sunday liveblog. Coming up, we've got This Week on ABC. David Axelrod will be there to discuss Obama's re-election strategy, and John McCain will drop by to tell old man stories.

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The Daily Show on John Edwards' Trial and Other N.C. Sideshows

I used to vacation down in North Carolina every summer, and I would spend pretty much the entire week drunk and/or otherwise mentally compromised. So, in a weird way, I kinda get it.

The Daily Show airs Monday through Thursday at 11/10c.

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Tweet Untweet: French Devolution

John Edwards may have illegally used campaign $ to hide his mistress & love child. In France he could run on that & win.

— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) April 24, 2012

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5 Ways John Edwards Will Continue to Ruin Politics

Many former John Edwards supporters, initially attracted to his campaign by his incredible hair and eloquent statements on poverty in America, remain bitter at the reality that Edwards is an enormous douchebag. We should never have been so credulous. The man told us there were two Americas and we were shocked he had two families?

Opening arguments in the Edwards trial began on Monday, so to avoid any more unpleasant surprises, let's consider how his prosecution is going to continue debasing our national life…

1. If Edwards is found innocent, the government will be unable to study the unctuous slime the former senator emits whenever he smiles, speaks or shakes a hand. If we could only harness the power of this oil, our quest for renewable energy would be over, but the ACLU will probably block such experiments even if Edwards is convicted.

2. If Edwards is found guilty, your campaign contributions will now go to mistress maintenance payments. Edwards' is accused of asking his friends to direct $900,000 to Rielle Hunter in an effort to hide his affair with Hunter from his wife and the public. Under the government's theory, this represented a campaign donation that went unreported and exceeded the maximum allowable contribution. Which means that according to the DOJ, our politicians' affairs should be properly paid by campaign, not personal, funds.

3. Evan Bayh left electoral politics. John Thune refuses to run for president. Mitt Romney is still a less than even bet for the White House. Will we ever have a president with truly great hair again?

4. John Edwards 2016. What, are Republicans the only ones who reboot their political careers after leaving a wife with cancer?

5. This one is serious. Under the prosecution's theory, any third-party payment that could "influence an election" could be considered criminal. For example, if the friends of Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh were to pay his child support, this could lend legitimacy to his "family values" campaign and improve his chances of re-election. Following the government's argument in the Edwards case, this would be enough to send Walsh to jail for up to 30 years. Really, Edwards's most recent offense is forcing me to root for his acquittal. Thanks for ruining everything, asshat.

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Tags: Corruption, Crime, John Edwards

Tweet Untweet: The Three Percent

Three percent?! John Edwards' approval rating is within striking distance of Congress's.

— Tina Dupuy (@tinadupuy) April 23, 2012

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