McCain Admits Affair

CNN's John King:

Not only was McCain 17 years older than Cindy, but he was still married to Carol, and their daughter was only 12 years old.

"The marriage was in trouble," King explains. "He'd been having affairs for several years."

Cindy told King that it didn't bother her to be dating a married man because "my husband had been separated. ... You know, six and a half years, it was a long separation."

McCain also wrote in his memoir that he had separated from Carol before he started dating Cindy. However, notes King, "his own divorce filing shows they dated for nine months while he was still living with Carol, and records show he applied for a marriage license in Arizona before his divorce was final."

When King asked McCain about the fact that "the chronology that is presented publicly doesn't necessarily match the chronology of the documents," McCain's only answer was, "It's 30 years ago. I have a happy marriage."

Even though John Edwards' affair has been front page news for weeks for the right wing, John McCain's affair is easily dismissed by the self-proclaimed moral values voters. However, I don't believe there is a statute of limitations on adultery.