"It's a very good way to just poke your head out a little bit, see what happens, see what public reaction is like. Humility and honesty go a long way to repairing an image," said Jonathan Bernstein, a California-based crisis management consultant, on John Edwards' giving speeches again three months after confessing to an affair on national television
Here's one public reaction: Blech. And most people are pretty sure we're still waiting for the honesty. Was three months long enough?

