See all entries for Mark Sanford
“I’m dead politically. I’m not running for another office. I just want to make the most of the 16 months that are remaining in trying to honor where I started in this thing, which is, how do you do some things that hopefully make people’s lives just a little bit better in South Carolina?”
Well, not running for office again is a good start.
More at WVOC.
See all entries for Mark Sanford
Gov. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) is being criticized in media reports for using state airplanes for campaign events and personal activities such as a dental appointment, hair cut, and his son’s soccer game.
More at Politics Daily.
State Senator David Thomas [R-Greenville County] says Governor Mark Sanford broke state law by the type of airline ticket he used on two international flights while conducting state business.
More at WLTX.
See all entries for John Ensign
The Las Vegas Sun has the scans:
“Hampton to Santorum: Ensign destroyed my family“
August 3, 2009
Meanwhile, Mr. “Sanctity of Marriage” says he’s voting against the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor “to protect the sanctity of our Constitution” (!):
There’s a new, permanent page on ConBab that tells you everything you need to know (at least, as of August 5, 2009) to get up to speed on the C Street “Family” / Fellowship Foundation:
See also:
• John Ensign
• Chip Pickering
• Mark Sanford
See all entries for Chip Pickering
“Hot on the heels of the Sanford and Ensign scandals comes the adulterous tale of Chip Pickering. Max Blumenthal on why Republicans don’t want the former congressman’s diary released.”
All the dirt: “The Secret GOP Sex Diary,” The Daily Beast, July 23, 2009
A bit late on this one, but we’ll catch up in no time:
July 17, 2009The wife of former Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) has accused her husband of having an affair. If true, Pickering’s affair would make him the third affiliate of a certain DC townhouse shared by Christian politicians to have had an affair. …
Much more, including links, on “C Street,” at The Hill.
See also:
• John Ensign
• Mark Sanford
Backstory:
Anti-Gay Bigot John Ensign (R-Nev.) Admits to Extramarital Affair, June 16, 2009
WASHINGTON — July 17, 2009 — Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a supplementary letter with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) regarding additional campaign finance law violations that may have been committed in regard to payments made by Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) and his family to the family of his mistress, Cynthia Hampton. (more…)
Against gay adoption? Check.
Invokes God and morality whenever it suits him? Check.
Cheats on his wife, humiliates the children he claims to love, makes a mockery of his supposed religious beliefs? Check.
— TPM, June 25, 2009
Yes, indeed, we’ll be posting a main entry in the much-loved, traditional (heh!) “Claims to fame / Moral apex” format after the dust begins to settle, but for now, news is coming in so fast and furious, let’s just get to get to the headlines for Marshall Clement “Mark” Sanford, Jr., Republican Governor of South Carolina since 2003 — and probably ex-Governor, 2009.
The Reader’s Digest Condensed Version: He disappeared for five days, and after a media frenzy, admitted he was shacking up with a woman in Argentina (who, of course, wasn’t his wife).
And that’s only the beginning of the story.
June 16, 2009
Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) has acknowledged an extramarital affair with a campaign staffer…“I deeply regret and am very sorry for my actions. … Last year I had an affair. I violated the vows of my marriage.” …
More at WaPo, and much more to follow here, as this story… is fleshed out (*smirk*).
