Posted on 07/01/2009 11:20:42 AM PDT by mojito
...last week I thought Mark Sanford could survive the adultery. But I don't think he can survive his weirdly exhibitionist public meditations on the adultery. I doubt many of his constituents share his view of the gubernatorial office as a personal growth experience the entire state can benefit from, and he might at least run some of the talking points of his thrice-daily confessionals past the staffers:
"South Carolina's Governor Mark Sanford may be sleeping in the doghouse permenantly after telling the AP that his mistress is his soulmate, but that he'll try to fall back in love with his wife."
As Lisa said the other day, put not your trust in princes. I support the governor on limited government, spending, and taxes, but sorry, his talents are not so unique that it's worth putting up with a narcissist buffoon.
My column at the weekend suggested that celebrity politics and big government — ie, putting your trust in princes and putting the prince in "the bubble" — all but guarantee rule by creeps and misfits. In support of that thesis, we now have John Edwards — The Movie:
"Former Edwards aide Andrew Young says the ex-senator and his former mistress, Rielle Hunter, once made a sex tape. . . ."
Of course. What else would a presidential candidate do to unwind after a hard day on the stump? But the line that caught my eye was this, from Mrs. Edwards:
"Elizabeth also suspects Young stole the baseball card collection of her late son, Wade. . . ."
Is politics some kind of affirmative-action program for sociopaths?
A link to the Edwards story in the New York Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/06/28/2009-06-28_aides_tale_of_john_edwards_sex_tape.html
“But I don’t think he can survive his weirdly exhibitionist public meditations on the adultery.”
Nope. I think he’s clearly demonstrated he doesn’t have the temperament for the job. I hope for his sake he can recover to a saner place, but he should be done with public service.
I was a Sanford fan before this fiasco.
Baseball cards stolen ? Is there no shame ?
“...last week I thought Mark Sanford could survive the adultery. But I don’t think he can survive his weirdly exhibitionist public meditations on the adultery. “
Exactly. Sanford’s behavior of the past week or so makes me wonder how he ever was able to function as governor. Enough is enough, and I’m guessing his “soul mate” thinks so too. No woman wants a man who carries on like this in public. Ick!
The jokes just write themselves.
I hope he does.
After the divorce.
Seriously, how is Mrs. Sanford supposed to deal with that little nugget?
Gee, he's "trying" to fall back in love with me...
Mrs. Sanford needs to dump this loser as quickly as possible. And cut his finances off. She’s wealthy in her own right; I’m not sure about him, but his “soul mate” will find him less appealing when he is powerless and possibly penniless.
Yikes!!! I’d wish him luck (Mark Sanford) but it seems to me that he has in fact met his soulmate! Your life tends to ‘blow up’ when you meet your other half. And there’s no going back. Mark sure went crazy!
Well, whatever he is Fur Shur no one voted for him in his last election because he promised them a great shortarm inspection.
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