[Darren McCarty]

I remember four short years ago, so many of us were looking to Sanford as the next big conservative thing.... then came the Argentinian squeeze

I remember. I was hoping McCain would pick him for VP.

[Verginius Rufus]

Maybe McCain knew about Sanford's extracurricular activities...it did seem odd at the time that he wasn't a finalist for the VP slot.

Sanford's problem is one of timing. Politics is full of men who cheated on their first wife, got divorced, remarried, and were given a pass for their earlier conduct--Bob Dole for example. Sanford is just a bad-timing two-timer.