Last of the True Believers?
By risking his popularity now, Mark Sanford may be quite popular in 2012
–From the April 25, 2009 Newsweek (article entitled Mark Sanford: Last Conservative Standing?)
Last of the True Believers?
By risking his popularity now, Mark Sanford may be quite popular in 2012
–From the April 25, 2009 Newsweek (article entitled Mark Sanford: Last Conservative Standing?)
Hey, if he’d cheated on his taxes instead of his wife … he’d be in the Cabinet by now.
All depends on what happens next. If his wife files for divorce and it gets nasty, I think Sanford is toast.
Good grief.
His wife’s a millionaire (family business: Skil Power Tools). I doubt she’s concerned about a nasty divorce.
She didnt just find out about his affair. She’s known for some time and told him to break it off. This was a few months ago. Sorry dont have the link for ref.
He’s done politically, the GOP will not and should not put up with his shenanigans. There are other good candidates for 2012, I’d like to see Palin/Jindal or Jindal/Palin…..
If the GOP really wants a chance in 2010 and 2012 I would strongly suggest they not spend a dime or a minute of time trying to rehabilitate this guy. The conservative coalition which believes in a constitutionally driven government, traditional Christian values (no matter one’s base religous grounding), and the integrity of family in American life, will have no use for his type of leadership.
For rehabilitation, Jindal might be salvaged after that pitiful republican response episode (time will tell). Palin may be good for a ticket or Palin may serve better by energizing the base without polarizing the process (ie, not on a 2012 ticket). There are many others who will no doubt vet well. Goodby Gov. Sanford.
Why bother with Sanford at this stage? I’m not a huge fan of Palin (or Jindal at this point) but there are other governors (i.e. Pawlenty) as well as some thoughtful people in the Senate and House.
We can do a lot better than Sanford.
Hopefully relevant:
The Wall Street Journal’s weekly “Houses of Worship” column (often the best sermon/homily to be heard on a given weekend – which T1:9 should get back to posting) for Friday, June 19th, was on marriage vows. The Roman Catholic and BCP vows were contrasted with the do-it-yourself vows now popular. But most impactful was this:
“In 1943, German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote a letter to a young bride and groom, reminding them that ‘it is not your love that sustains the marriage, but from now on, the marriage that sustains your love.’ “
Hey guys. I don’t think Kendall was trying to initiate a thread that discussed whether the article might be right — i.e. that Sanford might really have a chance at the White House in 2012.
Kendall and everyone else realizes that the guy has now ZERO chance at the White House and indeed his entire future in politics is probably over.
I think the reason Kendall posted it is to give us a sense of how fleeting the game of prediction can be in life — certainly in politics. The article was published in April. It was very sound then. Two months later nobody but the Onion would publish a piece contemplating the guy’s chances at the White House.
Jenny Sanford would have been a better candidate for governor.