Gov. Mark Sanford’s latest expanded explanation about his love life has increased calls for his resignation among the Legislature and is being followed up with an investigation to determine if any state funds were misspent.
It also offered up more embarrassment to South Carolinians who were just getting over the shock of his rambling, emotional press conference of last week. The governor related the latest chapter of his personal soap opera to an Associated Press reporter during a three-hour interview.
One of his most reasonable comments in the published account was the observation that he is dealing with his “own political funeral.” The governor appears to be under some inner compulsion to get to the graveyard in a hurry.