John Edwards, the Left's Sarah Palin?

[Writewing]

On Hardball today the topic of John Edwards came up with his surprise to noone revelation he fathered a love child. The author of "Game Change" was on the panel and Edwards was discussed and it wasnt very flattering.
It turns out Edwards didnt read any magazines (or anything for that matter) was said to be grossly uninformed on his policy push during his run for office with John Kerry in 2004 and was said to be sort of a joke in private circles.
Yet this guy too was a charmer, good looking and had a large level of popularity during his time in the spotlight.
It struck me how similar he and Palin are yet the media seemed ignorant if not indifferent to this buffoon even though he was potentially second in command of our country. Either the media didnt do its job or didnt care to, yet they pounced on Palin (rightfully so) and uncovered her lack of substance and ability to be a viable candidate when she was on a ticket.
So the Left is not much better than the Right but I wonder why didnt we really know it and if we did where was the outrage?????
Palin is an idiot and I am not a fan but I smell another double standard here.