Watching the red giant that is the Republican party is painful, even for Democrats and progessives who should be chuckling with glee at what looks like the imminent implosion of a political movement. If the GOP's ailments were notable solely for events such as the ridiculous "racist-racialist" verbiage of Newt Gingrich in reference to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor or, perhaps, for the continuing stream of gaffes made by RNC Chair Michael Steele, being a spectator would be a lot more entertaining. However, witnessing the demise of the party based on sexual scandals and marital infidelities as is the case with Senator David Vitter (R-LA), Senator Larry Craig (R-ID), Senator John Ensign (R-NV) and, now, Governor Mark Sanford (R-SC) is excruciating because we must also witness the suffering of innocent victims - the wives and children of these philandering politicos.
Nothing could have been so bizarre as listening to Governor Sanford's televised confession yesterday upon his return from a less-than-clandestine rendezvous with his Argentine mistress.
Now, a salient question remains to be answered. We are, of course, focused like a laser on the effect to Sanford's political career. Obviously, a run for president in 2012 is out, and we're wondering when - that's right, when - he will resign from his governorship. But, more importantly, who is she? Who is the "dear friend" of whom Sanford spoke? We'll be monitoring the U.S. and Argentine press for more details.
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