The furor this weekend continues to center on Ann Coulter’s comments at a CPAC event, in which she said, “I would comment on John Edwards, but it turns out you have to go into rehab if you use the word ‘faggot.’”

Not wanting to be “swift boated,” John Edwards quickly fought back, offering this retort in a statement Saturday: “Ann Coulter’s use of an anti-gay slur yesterday was un-American and indefensible. In America, we strive for equality and embrace diversity. The kind of hateful language she used has no place in political debate or our society at large.”

“I believe it is our moral responsibility to speak out against that kind of bigotry and prejudice every time we encounter it,” he added.

The bigger question remains: If perfectly quaffed hair and a perhaps too perfect grin qualify you as being gay in this town, then couldn’t every politician under the age of fifty qualify as gay nowadays?

As far as Big Head DC knows thus far, no one has stepped forward to claim a gay affair with Edwards at any point in his long political career. If you’ve got evidence to the contrary, e-mail us at BHDCtips@gmail.com.