June 24, 2009
Sanford admits to affair
And, another one bites the dust:
At a news conference in Columbia, S.C., Gov. Mark Sanford has now admitted that he had an extramarital affair with someone in Argentina, as he attempted to explain his mysterious disappearance from the state last week.
He said he had developed a relationship with someone in Argentina during the past year. Mr. Sanford returned from Buenos Aires this morning, after leaving the state capital last Thursday. His whereabouts had become a source of nearly national speculation, with aides first saying they didn’t know where he was, then saying he was hiking on the Appalachian Trail but unreachable.
I don’t even know how to react to this. Come on, now! Forget shaking my faith in the Republican Party, after a while it just starts to shake your faith in men. I mean, are all men incapable of remaining faithful?
I’ve been following this story with fingers crossed, “Please, don’t be another Republican having an affair!” I guess that was too much to ask for. What a chump. It just leaves me shaking my head with a look of disgust across my face. It’s just so disappointing.
What is it with politicians (of both parties) and affairs? It’s so idiotic. There’s so much to lose, and for what? Is it ever worth it? Especially for Republicans. Democrats can survive a sex scandal, and most other scandals for that matter. There’s a double-standard in politics. Republican affairs have a tendency to be a career-ender. Is that ever really worth it?
(I apologize to all of the great men out there who aren’t cheaters. I don’t mean to categorize all men as cheaters or potential cheaters. If you are angry with such generalizations, be sure to direct that anger toward the appropriate people: those men who cheat.)
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I believe it’s because most people in politics have a streak of narcissism, some more than others. If nothing matters than “what I want right now” then career ending affairs become commonplace.
If we could only return to the government with the powers of the early 1800s we wouldn’t have so many problems as there would not be the power they have now. As it is, every election they should just pick names out at random, there is our government. We’d sometimes get the village idiot in high office but, wait! There’s Biden.
Comment by Peter — June 24, 2009 @ 4:06 pm
Just found out and my heart just sank.
WJP
Comment by william john perry — June 24, 2009 @ 4:12 pm
I’m bummed out about it… he seemed to carry a bit more class about him that say, Huckabee.
that aside.. The more I hear about this, the more it seems to be that he had a mental breakdown of sorts..
To blow off his job and fly away to chase tail for a few days?
I think he was spinning two big plates and got to a point where he couldn’t spin them both. One fell.
Comment by Dave C — June 24, 2009 @ 6:32 pm
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Again, you can’t claim that Republican affairs are career enders when Vitter, Ensign and Gingrich sit fine and cozy in their offices…we’ll see what happens with Sanford.
Comment by sges — June 27, 2009 @ 1:43 am