Views on Mark Sanford tell the story of his trials, tribulations and survival as governor
Mark Sanford survives infidelity scandal and continues as governor, for now
The following recent articles summarize the story of Governor Mark Sanford’s personal humiliation but political survival as governor of South Carolina:
Maria Belen Chapur, Mark Sanford’s girl friend in Argentina, wrote to news network C5n of Buenos Aires on her relationship with Sanford. In the letter she explains how the romantic e-mail messages she and Sanford sent to each other fell into the hands of the news media in the United States.
Maureen Dowd, a sharp-tongued shrew who writes a column for The New York Times, says Sanford “fell in love simultaneously with a woman and himself.”
The New York Times reports that politicians in South Carolina are happier with Mark Sanford as governor than they would be with Lt. Gov. André Bauer as governor. Bauer’s antics have included driving at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour and crashing an airplane.
The Los Angeles Times analyzes the effect of the Sanford scandal on the national political prospects of Republican presidential hopefuls and the Republican Party.
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