Posts tagged “Mark Sanford”
A Pathetic Politico Hit Job
Politico, which seems determined to turn into more of a discredited rag with each passing day put out a story yesterday (written by Kenneth P. Vogel, in case you’re scoring this at home) about Mark Sanford. The first paragraph reads: In a written message to supporters Monday, Mark Sanford asserted that God’s plan for him [...]
The Sanford-Maria Emails
Yesterday, I criticized The State for sitting on the emails for six months. The NYT has an article which is being touted as explaining why The State was unable to publish the emails till Wednesday. Apparently, the NYT swallows this as a satisfying explanation: Reporters sent e-mail back to the originating e-mail address and to [...]
Sober Reflections On The Sanford Saga
(1) In retrospect, one thing is clear about the 2008 Presidential election. It seems to have forever emboldened adulterers in the Republican party (both admitted and unadmitted) into fancying themselves as perfectly viable candidates. This is perhaps the natural result of seeing admitted serial adulterer John McCain make it all the way to the finals, [...]
Sanford Saga: The Pre-Game Coverage
Sanford and staff have clammed up for now, in preparation for a 2 p.m. press conference. While it wouldn’t surprise me at all if the press conference ends up getting postponed — my professional diagnosis: too many questions and loose ends, and not so much “too little time” as “no good answers” — there’s no [...]
Version 2.0, And Counting
Mark Sanford has surfaced. And, boy, does he have a story to tell: Gov. Mark Sanford arrived in the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport this morning, having wrapped up a seven-day visit to Buenos Aires, Argentina, he said. Sanford said he had not been hiking along the Appalachian Trail, as his staff said in a Tuesday statement [...]
The Convolutions Of The Appalachian Trail
How pathetic is it that when Mark Sanford surfaced yesterday — and it’s probably best to keep reminding ourselves that we only have his office’s word for that, that his office has not exactly established a reputation for truthtelling in the last few days, and that his wife still hadn’t heard from him yesterday afternoon, [...]
Another Republican Presidential Candidate Bites The Dust
It’s safe to say that the presidential aspirations Mark Sanford once entertained — and had been carefully stoking by his doggedly idiotic stance with respect to stimulus funds, the rejection thereof — have now been ground into the dust. It is to be hoped that Sanford himself is safe, and hasn’t met with an untimely [...]
New Report Complicates Stimulus Money Rejection Games
Various Republican governors have recently discovered that they have principled objections to receiving significant portions of the stimulus money designated for their states: Led by Republican Governors Association chairman Mark Sanford of South Carolina, a group of conservative GOP governors has rejected or considered rejecting the unemployment money or other funding from the $787 billion [...]
From the Ridiculous To The Sublimely Ridiculous
Trying to sell a Senate seat for personal gain is an impeachable offense, as we all know. How about shamelessly sacrificing the welfare of your state for your own selfish political aspirations? South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has probably set a new record for reckless disregard of his duty to his constituents: South Carolina Gov. [...]