While he still faces the possibility of being censured, divorce-bound South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford will be able to hike into history without being impeached. @3:10 PM 1
Jenny Sanford has filed for divorce from her husband, South Carolina governor Mark Sanford. You know why. @9:43 AM 14
"Public opinion is pretty loud on Sanford, but that is not enough to overturn an election, and that is what you're talking about with impeachment, overturning an election," says a former South Carolina GOP chair, commenting on the consensus that Gov. Mark Sanford will not be impeached. File under "lessons learned," I guess. @9:00 AM 2
God Wanted Mark Sanford To Be Governor, Bang Argentinian Broads @2:05 PM
"Embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford acknowledged Tuesday that he has been shaken by the failure of a single fellow Republican to back him in his fight to save his job, but vowed to fight on for conservative causes and for 'what God wanted me to do with my life.'" Sanford went on to compare himself to formerly embattled Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, which might not be the best comparison to make when you're trying to hold on to your job. 13
Sanford Book Canceled In Wake Of Whole Gal-Nailing Thing @3:11 PM
By "mutual decision," publisher Sentinel (an imprint of Penguin) and South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford have decided not to publish Sanford's book on fiscal conservatism. READ MORE 7
By August Mark Sanford Will Admit That He Had Sex With You @4:01 PM
Oh, right: In the rest of that interview with the AP, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford mentioned that he had "dalliances" with six other women, but "didn't cross the sex line," which in politics means handjobs and the occasional non-swallowing oral. 13
Sanford Suddenly Remembers Some Domestic Assignations @12:17 PM
Pretend to be surprised: "South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is admitting more encounters with his Argentine mistress than he previously has disclosed." 12
Mark Sanford Compares Himself To Mercenary Old Jew @2:58 PM
Remember Mark Sanford? Married Republican Governor of South Carolina who disappeared for a couple of days to spend some time with his girlfriend down in Argentina? Had the craziest press conference in history when he came back? Doesn't ring any bells? Understandable, it was a while ago. Anyway, he held a televised meeting with his cabinet today in which he deflected questions about his possible resignation by comparing himself with a peeping Tom who knocked up his married girlfriend and then had her husband killed. I should check out this "Bible" that everyone's always talking about; it sounds amazing. 9
"How do you get up in the morning and retain your optimism about the world?" @8:54 AM
In an ideal world, Mark Sanford actually would be an advice columnist and answer questions such as this! 6
At Least Two 'WaPo' Reporters Don't Actually Understand English @3:20 PM
Writers at the Washington Post, including Hank Stuever, have taken South Carolina governor Mark Sanford to task for his use of language in yesterday's HIGHLY ENTERTAINING and totally wacko press conference. They wrote: "Note all the passive constructions, the avoidance of first person." Actually, this is wildly inaccurate on both counts, writes Mark Liberman: "I count 180 tensed verbs, of which I can find only four instances of grammatical passive voice." Oh it goes on! I would get all up in this but I didn't go to no college and I'm not very good on parts of speech. 6
Mark Sanford Will Ask Every Single Person In America's Forgiveness For His Affair @2:38 PM
Holy crap the Mark Sanford press conference is TOTALLY INSANE! More soon!
UPDATE: Okay, so, the live press conference is over. We'll swap in video once they get it up, but basically Sanford came out, apologized to every person he's ever met, living or dead, admitted that the Appalachian Trail "ain't where I went," apologized some more, mumbled on about God's law for a while, copped to having an affair with a "dear, dear friend from Argentina," apologized again, answered a couple of questions, but refused to say whether he'd resign as governor. This was one of the weirdest press conferences I've ever seen, including Budd Dwyer's. If you missed it, you'll want to watch the video when it's available… it is astounding. Also, if you had any doubt that God loves Barack Obama, you can set it aside, because he SO CLEARLY DOES. 40
How Weird Is Too Weird For Republicans? @1:05 PM
U.S. News and World Report: "South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford might get that chance to take a hike on the Appalachian Trail after all. That's because GOP presidential strategists say his weird behavior regarding his five-day absence over Father's Day weekend has ruled out a chance of him running and being taken seriously." Really? That's where the GOP draws the line on being taken seriously? The party of Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich? Amazing. 13
Mark Sanford Was Probably Just Crashing With Friends @11:04 AM
This morning CNN talked to Gina Smith, the reporter who "found" South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford at the Atlanta airport. Smith fleshes out this still-mysterious story a bit more. My favorite part: "I asked him if he stayed in a hotel, and then he said he saw where I was going and he didn't want to discuss anymore." I'll bet! 12
There's Mark Sanford! @8:24 AM
"Gov. Mark Sanford arrived in the Hartsville-Jackson International Airport Wednesday morning, having wrapped up a seven-day visit to Buenos Aires, Argentina, he said." Surprise! 9
