Sc Governor Mark Sanford

A Case for Republican Secession (From Itself)

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics


Michael B. Laskoff

Sometimes the body from which a political party springs is so filled with bile and corruption that its healthiest components should seek to go their own way. A case in point is today's Republican Party.

Impeachment Update

Eric Lurio | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics


Eric Lurio

This appears to be the year of impeachment. So far, a State Governor (Rod Blagojavitch) and a Federal Judge (Samuel Kent) have been gotten rid of this way, and it appears there might actually be more.

Governor Playboy the Antithesis of a GOP Standard-Bearer

Derrick K. Baker | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics


Derrick K. Baker

Gov. Sanford had as much business criticizing President Clinton as Michael Vick would have if he joined PETA to speak out against women who wear fur.

Some Poetic Advice for a Love-Struck Governor

John Lundberg | Posted 08.05.2009 | Living


John Lundberg

The great Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges (and who can resist an Argentine) once wrote: If I could live again my life, In the next - I'll try, - t...

Michael Jackson and 4th of July Priorities of Concern

Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater | Posted 08.03.2009 | Politics


Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater

In the same week that hundreds of thousands of Iranians took to the streets to protest a travesty of democratic values, Americans took to the streets for the death of a superstar entertainer.

Mark Sanford: Reality Television Superstar

Scott Brown | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics


Scott Brown

Sanford now seems to be attempting to evolve into the shirtless telenovela Casanova he always imagined himself to be. But in the process, he's finding his true calling: as a reality TV star.

When the Sanctity of Marriage Becomes Sanctimonious

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics


Robert J. Elisberg

f I'm having open-heart surgery, I care only that the person performing it is a freaking-great doctor. Not who he is sleeping with. That's who I feel about politicians, too. But what I do care about is hypocrisy.

Jason Linkins

The Mark Sanford Affair Commemorated In Poetry

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics


Republican legislators are wondering whether Mark Sanford has gone crazy. "That's a troubled man," said Sen. Harvey Peeler, R-Cherokee, a longtime Sa...

Sanford vs. Stanford: Which One is the Philander and Which One is the Swindler?

Bill Katovsky | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics


Bill Katovsky

Sanford, judging from his media mea culpas, is a gushing torrent of public self-flagellation, backed by a biblical rationalization. Stanford is much more unrepentant.

God is My Doorman: Mark Sanford for Non-Christians

Chris Kelly | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics


Chris Kelly

If Henry Miller talked about his sex life as much as Governor Mark Sanford talks about his sex life, people would have started thinking he was some kind of perv.

The Morality Police and the Divine Feminine

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living


Dr. Susan Corso

I am appalled at the coverage of Governor Mark Sanford's infidelity to his wife and sons. I am appalled at the moral posturing. I am appalled that we think we have the right.

When Love Turns to Scandal

Danielle Crittenden | Posted 07.28.2009 | Living


Danielle Crittenden

When I was a young, mouthy conservative, I expressed a lot of strong ideas about marriage. Now, twenty-one years into my own marriage, I have to concede that so-called traditional marriage is anything but traditional.

Jason Linkins

Real Talk On Mark Sanford (And The Rest Of Your Scritti Politti)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics


There's a lot that's already been said about Mark Sanford, but I think that this statement from my father (which I tweeted yesterday night), really ju...

The Big A (Adulterer), the Small M (Murderer)

R.O. Blechman | Posted 07.26.2009 | Comedy


R.O. Blechman

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Et Tu, Governor Sanford?

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 07.26.2009 | Living


Mark Goulston, M.D.

If such deceitful activities are exposed, can the damage be undone? Once trust is broken by betrayal, can it be regained?

Will Romantic Emails Between Gov. Sanford and His Paramour Maria Help or Hurt Him?

Rob Kall | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics


Rob Kall

Will Sanford's dalliances cost him the opportunity to run for president? McCain was not held back after his history of cheating on his wife, then marrying the wealthy woman he cheated with.

Governor Mark Sanford (R-SC) Makes Full Apology

Jane Condon | Posted 07.26.2009 | Comedy


Jane Condon

I want to apologize to my staff because I said that it was possible that I would be off hiking the Appalachian Trail, when I know full well that the Appalachian Trail does not run through Argentina.

Craig Ferguson Devotes Entire Monologue To Mark Sanford: Applauds Jenny For Not Standing By Her "Douchebag" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 07.26.2009 | Comedy


Craig Ferguson opened his show with a sigh of relief and joy last night saying, "It's one of these days if you're a guy who hosts a late night talk sh...

C Street: Secretive D.C. Christian Group Helped Sanford Confront Affair

U.S. News and World Report | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics


Mark Sanford's news conference today was unusual for lot of reasons, but here's a less obvious one: The South Carolina governor referred to "C Street,...

Death to Family Values - Zippers at Half Mast

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics


Michael B. Laskoff

Bill Maher used to tell a joke, which is funny but not true. He'd ask the question why are we trying to stop gay people from getting married; they're ...

Mark Sanford: The Musical -- Don't Cry For Me Right Wing Media

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 07.25.2009 | Comedy


Matthew Filipowicz

I wonder if Sanford will sing another song about using taxpayer money to fly to see his mistress? Especially after trying to refuse federal funds to help the unemployed?

Sam Stein

Sanford Has Traveled To Argentina Before... On Taxpayer Dime

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics


Details are emerging that could further cloud Gov. Mark Sanford's story about the affair with a woman in Argentina. A Democratic source, who asked to...

Jason Linkins

Liveblogging Your Mark Sanford Returns From Argentina Press Availability

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.25.2009 | Media


Governors! Once, America's governors just sort of shut up and worked on economic development, for their states. But now, governors have become Ameri...

Stimulus Interruptus: Palin's Lies to Nowhere About Obama's Recovery Package

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 06.16.2009 | Politics


Geoffrey Dunn

Sarah Palin has found herself painted into a shrinking political corner in which she finds herself at odds with just about every interest group in Alaska -- Democrats and Republicans alike.

South Carolina Gov. Launches Anti-Stimulus TV Ad

The Washington Independent | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics


Gov. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.), widely seen as a conservative dark horse candidate for the 2012 Republican nomination, is going on the air with a national...