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Enough already

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Heather Mac Donald

Where did Mark Sanford get the idea that he needs to reveal every last excruciating detail about his nauseatingly irrelevant love life–from his pastor, in some sort of open-yourself-to-Divine Forgiveness ritual?  Or is he just drunk with the false martyrdom … Continue reading →

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Not the usual political prayer venue

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Heather Mac Donald

Mark Sanford occasionally visited a secretive Christian boarding house for politicians  in Washington, reports the Washington Post.   Coincidentally, no doubt, fellow adulterer Nevada Senator John Ensign also lived there with a few other politicians.  A rival minister now charges that the house … Continue reading →

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Mark Sanford’s Thought for the Day

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Heather Mac Donald

“God moves in mysterious ways.” I would like to think that most people, even Republicans, wallow in sex scandals just for the sheer voyeuristic fun of destroying a politician’s career for no particular reason other than that one can.   For … Continue reading →

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Politics & the transparent society

Posted on June 24, 2009 by David Hume

The Mark Sanford affair is all over the news right now. Additionally, a newspaper in South Carolina has released the first batch of emails of private correspondence between Sanford and his mistress. How would you like your personal romantic correspondence … Continue reading →

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