Never accused anyone of anything. But suggesting that certain politicians didn't do anything shiesty because they didn't get caught in a scandal is naive.

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In Mark Sanford's career, Jenny has been far more than "something you show off to other people." To start with, she is independently wealthy--far wealthier than he will ever be. Her grandfather invented the Skilsaw and founded the company which supplies such tools to millions of carpenters, craftsmen, hobbyists, and homeowners today. After graduation from Georgetown, Jenny went to work for a Wall Street investment firm, Lazard Freres. She was a vice-president in charge of training when Mark joined the firm. To a great extent she was both his teacher and the manager of his successful career there. After their marriage and Mark's subsequent return to South Carolina and his entry into politics, she has been both his campaign manager and his closest political adviser at every step.

Jenny Sanford is a supremely capable and experienced woman, and tough as nails. If Mark succeeds in arousing her enmity, she will almost certainly undo him--both personally and politically.

I suppose CDavidNeely has a point, when it comes to marriage in regards to politicians. Maybe there are a lot of them that do it for political reasons. How about his children then? Or Clinton's daughter and so on and so forth? They are definitely the innocent victims of this kind of thing.

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In terms of making someone unfit for office, I don't think adultery should be a impeachable offense (or an offence at all). It dosn't affect someones ability to do their job and it dosn't prevent someone from doing the right thing at the right time. It dosn't automatically make someone untrustworthy or a bad person.

That said, it is also a stain on someones character, particually if you come out as strongly against it as this guy has. It isn't an honourable or good action but without knowing the circumstances I can't really judge how morally this guy acted. Anyways, the voters will decide on it and it will inevitably harm him.

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You don't need to love someone to marry.

You're assuming that everyone cares about their families more than they care about all the voters put together.

First of all, that's stupid. Second, I don't think stupid rules should be applied here. Third, the CinC is not a member of the military.

The way I see it, the pols get married in part because they know that dumbasses get married. Dumbasses like it when people act like them. Sort of the "have a drink with him" type of mentality. And a dumbass's vote is worth just as much as anyone else's vote. Dumbasses also tend to think that marriage = good (sometimes even if they are not married, but think it's a good idea). And since smart folks realize that "married" does not equal "good leader," they figure they can catch more fish by being married.

It's not a matter of him being a member of the military, its a matter of him setting an example to the men he commands.

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As a matter of law, it IS about him being a member of the military, which he isn't.

It is easy to say Sanford is a hypocrite, if he broke the law he should be prosecuted( I doubt he did). I do hope that he shuts up for the sake of his family, they certainly don't deserve this. I think it is strange to base his wothiness for the job based on his marriage. The big message here, We need to get out of each others bedrooms, period.

so shes a sugermama that he's used to catapult himself into the realms of power.

I didn't describe a "sugermama"--I described Jenny Sanford. Think of a woman as smart and as ambitious as Hillary Clinton, but with more money and more class.

right but he used her like a sugermama. he used her money and influence to catapult himself into power. by your own admission without a shit ton of her influence and cash as well as advice he'd have fuck all. So he married her to tie himself to her. Sugermama. a classy, smart sugermama, but a sugermama still.

I will say that your perception is limited.

And I will say no more.