I don't know whether to feel sorry for Sanford or to hold him in contempt.  It's not just that he's another glibly moralizing politician who was caught doing the things he routinely condemned when others were caught doing them.  It's that he handled his indescretions so badly.

Remember when his staff came up with that incredibly lame excuse for his absence?  He was supposedly walking the Appalachian Trail and they could contact him at any time.  On the Appalachian Trail?  On his cellular phone?  You didn't have to be an expert on hiking or cel coverage to know that one was utter bullshipping.

And then we got the excuse that his infedility was somehow different from other men's infidelity because he was, ahem, in love.  Oh, but he was still going to patch things up with his wife.  Who threw him out.

All this from the guy who voted to impeach Bill Clinton over sex?

Is Sanford likely to be removed from office?

Hopefully. ...and..in a perfect world...that should be the least of his problems.
 

gary

I am beginning to wonder why Sanford doesn't simply resign.

 ...and look for a job in the dreaded private sector?

gary

John ,

The politician that mis-represent we the people are the majority in the senate and congress .

We the people , will soon lose what ever freedoms we have if we don't get the Monkey off our backs

The Federal government , IS the evil empire .

jm

John ,

I wish I had the answer , could start with the federal courts mandatory retirement age 70 , two terms max for senators , six terms max for congress , every spending bill put up for vote by the people , the list could go on . But whats the point , nothing will be done .

jm