SC Governor caught in a few more ‘falsehoods’
Apparently South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford didn’t wait the years he said he did before having an affair with the woman in Argentina.
Wow, paint me surprised.
Seriously, this guy needs to just stop trying to sugarcoat this stuff. He had an affair. He lied about where he was while governor. That’s just his public indiscretions. I’m sure his wife can add to the list, but that’s not my concern.
Sanford sat down with The Associated Press to talk about the affair. I’m all for public officials explaining themselves, owning up to their mistakes, but this guy seems to be taking it to an extreme.
He appears like somebody who loves the attention, more than than he feels remorse for his now very public affair. What’s even more disturbing is that this man was once rumored for a presidential run against President Obama in 2012. Really? Is this the best figure the national Republican party can come up with? The question doesn’t just come up because this man had an affair. It comes up because his behavior then and now calls into question his ability to make rational decisions. What says more is his inability to stop going on about it and waxing poetic about the “connection” from the very start with the Argentinean beauty.
People are motivated to cheat on their spouses for a variety of reasons. Public officials are targets for judgement because of their office. But Sanford doesn’t seem to know when to stop. He got caught and now it seems he’s using this as an opportunity to detail the great love story. As if that excuses his apparent lack of respect for his office, lying to staff, being out of the country and not putting the lieutenant governor on standby.
It seems the more he talks, the more damage he does to his family, his mistress and to himself.
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Why did the Governor talk to AP? He’s paving the way for his next job.
He told reporters that he counseled Ms. Chapur on her failing marriage.
Look out Dr. Phil!
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http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/mark-sanford-hes-back/