God Wants Sanford to Remain Governor

At least that's the latest implications from Mark Sanford's unfolding mistress-saga.

His wife recently sat for an interview where she revealed serious ongoing frustration with Sanford and his apparent lack of desire to end his affair.

In her first extended comments on the affair, Sanford recalled how her husband repeatedly sought permission to visit his lover in the months after she discovered his infidelity.

"I said absolutely not. It's one thing to forgive adultery; it's another thing to condone it," she told The Associated Press during a 20-minute interview at the coastal home where she sought refuge with their four sons.

Please, please, may I have my morality cake and eat it too? On top of a dicey sense of personal ethics, Sanford also has a healthy ego as well. He responded to comments about stepping down as the governor. You know, because they tried to impeach a President over a hummer. His response?

About an hour after Jenny Sanford talked of her pain and feelings of betrayal, her husband brushed aside any suggestion he might immediately resign, citing the Bible and the story of King David — who continued to lead after sleeping with another man's wife, Bathsheba, having the husband slain, then marrying the widow.

"What I find interesting is the story of David, and the way in which he fell mightily — fell in very, very significant ways, but then picked up the pieces and built from there," Sanford told members of his cabinet in a session called so he could apologize to them in person and tell them the business of government must continue.

God only dislikes it when Democrats get laid on the side. He understands that Republicans have serious work that must continue on. Incidentally, I'm amazed to discover that being governor is apparently a lot like being a King of the Hebrew peoples. Fascinating.

This isn't going away anytime soon, though. And it shouldn't. Because even though I think people's sexual choices have no place in determining political fitness, it might just have some affect if they set up their entire sexual affairs at taxpayers' expense.

Meanwhile, questions grew about a trip to Argentina he took last summer. While Sanford has agreed to reimburse the state for part of a more-than $8,000 tab that enabled him to see the mistress, state officials indicated they never intended a South American economic development trip to hold meetings in Argentina. That was only done at the governor's behest, said Kara Borie, a spokeswoman for the state Commerce Department.

So, uh, yeah. I think we need to hold an economic summit in Jamaica this coming October because, well, er, I have a thing for good looking men with dreds, and ah, that's probably the best place to scope them out. Besides, they need financial, er, assistance, too. Send me a jet right away.

So, things are not looking too good for our Republican buddy. But not to worry, his buddies at Faux News are helping him out:



Notice the party they say he's a representative of....that's right. That's a D you see there. It's not like this is the first time this "news" channel has deliberately lied to make it look better for Republicans. I guess God condones liars, too.

-- DV