We hadn't even stopped laughing at Mark Sanford's preaching on fiscal conservatism from last Friday and here he is on the (online) pages of SC newspapers:
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, still clinging to office after admitting to an extramarital affair, wrote in an opinion piece released Sunday that God will change him so he can emerge from the scandal a more humble and effective leader.
This bit comes from AP via Yahoo News.
The comedy continues:
"It's in the spirit of making good from bad that I am committing to you and the larger family of South Carolinians to use this experience to both trust God in his larger work of changing me, and from my end, to work to becoming a better and more effective leader," he wrote.
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He's known for slamming fellow Republicans who control state government — once by carrying two piglets to the door of the House chamber to protest spending. More recently, a court order forced Sanford to seek federal stimulus money he refused to accept because of his libertarian principles, despite warnings from education officials of massive teacher layoffs.
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Sanford, who has long fought to give the governor's office more control in the legislatively strong state, wrote that he would continue to push his agenda. And although he said his approach needed to be "less strident," critics said Sanford's contrition came 6 1/2 years too late.
"His love letters show he's a helluva writer," said Sen. Jake Knotts, R-West Columbia, a frequent adversary who made public that Sanford was missing. Sanford worked to get him ousted in the last election. "He's a helluva writer and a promise maker, but he doesn't keep promises to the state of South Carolina like he doesn't keep promises to his wife."
I beg you one thing Governor Sanford: PLEASE DON'T RESIGN! What would we at DailyKos (and all those unemployed people in SC) do for cheap entertainment? [Also who would provide some balance - albeit comedic - to Sarah Palin while she rides the Iquitarod all the way to the White House? Perhaps it will be Palin/Sanford in 2012? A boy can only hope!]
Here is link to Sanford's OpEd in the State, but it is just too much to repeat on a reality based site like DailyKos.