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Well, this is interesting…I don’t really know what to say.

Remember the South Carolina Governor?  Yeah, that guy who went to hike the Appalachian trail… in Argentina?

Yeah, well, apparently he had an affair with some woman in Argentina…

“We’ve been working through this for the past five months.”

So, apparently, his family knew about the affair before his trip down Mexico way…

And he is resigning as the chairman of the Republican Governors Association….

Will he resign as governor?

Developing…

UPDATE:  This guy’s a bastard.  I think that he told his staffers the story about the Appalachian trail to mislead them…And to leave to see your mistress on Father’s Day weekend…

And, his press conference rivaled that of Blago…Winding through some stories of when he was young, then apologizing to just about everyone, then finally saying he had an affair.

I must say, I almost didn’t notice him say that.

Then he rambled on about how he met this woman…

Bizarre…

UPDATE:  So, thanks to some twitter folk, I was referenced to an article about an investigation into Public Funding of Travel Spending of South Carolina people…

The article, from December of 2008, discusses University of South Carolina officers, but also mentions Mark Sanford…

To quote the article, “Mr. Sanford has traveled to China, Argentina and Brazil through the Commerce Department, which has travel reports showing taxpayers covering $21,488 for those trips.”

Those trips to Argentina…to see his lady-friend…paid for by taxpayer dollars?

I dunno…maybe someone should look into it…

UPDATE:  Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour will replace Mark Sanford as Chairman of the Republican Governors Association.

Read–FoxNews

Read–Politico

Read–CNN

To quote Michelle Malkin’s tweet, “NO EXCUSES: If u can’t honor marital vows, how can we trust u 2 honor oath of office?”

And another Malkin tweet, “Dear adulterous GOP politicians: Go away. Thnx to u, Obamacare/cap&trade/hotdog diplomacy off the radar screen.”

Folks, this is not the issue.  The issue is Korea and the Obamacare Commercial…Be sure to check out my coverage of the Obamacare commercial…

After the jump, check out the statement from Sanford’s wife…AND JOHN KERRY TRYING TO SPIN THIS TO ATTACK SARAH PALIN!

READ EMAILS BETWEEN SANFORD AND “MARIA.” after the jump…

Told ya!  According to the Buenos Aires Herald, Mark Sanford took a trip to Buenos Aires using Taxpayer dollars!

Read

Her response is available here.

Apparently, they separated two weeks ago.  They were not in contact during those two weeks, which is why she didn’t know where he was…and probably why she wasn’t worried…

She kept quiet to keep her husband’s face…

She’s a classy person…unlike her bastard husband…

Now, folks, John Kerry, in all his wisdom, tried to make a joke about Sanford’s affair…

Here it is…

“Too bad,’’ Kerry said, “if a governor had to go missing it couldn’t have been the governor of Alaska. You know, Sarah Palin.’’

HERE ARE THE EMAILS:  Here’s the full article…

Apparently, the newspaper has had these emails since December…

What does that mean?

UPDATE: June 25, 2009:

Apparently, The State was sent these emails from Sanford’s account anonymously…

From Gov. Sanford,
Date: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 12:24 a.m.

“One, tomorrow leave at 5 a.m. for New York and meetings. Will think about you on its streets and wish I was going to be there later in the month when you are there. Tomorrow night back to Philadelphia for the start of the National Governor’s Conference through the weekend. Back to Columbia for Tuesday and then on Wednesday, as I think I had told you, taking the family to China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Thailand and then back through Hong Kong on world wind tour. Few days home then to Bahamas for 5 days on a friend’s boat for the last break of the summer. The following weekend have been asked to spend it out in Aspen, Colorado with McCain – which has kicked up the whole VP talk all over again in the press back home …

Two, mutual feelings …. You have a particular grace and calm that I adore. You have a level of sophistication that so fitting with your beauty. I could digress and say that you have the ability to give magnificent gentle kisses, or that I love your tan lines or that I love the curve of your hips, the erotic beauty of you holding yourself (or two magnificent parts of yourself) in the faded glow of the night’s light – but hey, that would be going into sexual details …

Three and finally, while all the things above are all too true – at the same time we are in a hopelessly – or as you put it impossible – or how about combine and simply say hopelessly impossible situation of love. How in the world this lightening strike snuck up on us I am still not quite sure. As I have said to you before I certainly had a special feeling about you from the first time we met, but these feelings were contained and I genuinely enjoyed our special friendship and the comparing of all too many personal notes …

Lastly I also suspect I feel a little vulnerable because this is ground I have never certainly never covered before – so if you have pearls of wisdom on how we figure all this out please let me know… In the meantime please sleep soundly knowing that despite the best efforts of my head my heart cries out for you, your voice, your body, the touch of your lips, the touch of your finger tips and an even deeper connection to your soul.”

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From Maria,
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 8:14 p.m.

“As I told you I shouldn’t have done this trip but I would have felt worst if I wouldn’t have come because it was too over the date, he is a very nice guy, great heart … but unfortunately I am not in love with him … You are my love … something hard to believe even for myself as it’s also a kind of impossible love, not only because of distance but situation. Sometimes you don’t choose things, they just happen… I can’t redirect my feelings and I am very happy with mine towards you.”

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From Gov. Sanford,
Tuesday, July 8, 1:42 a.m.

“Got back an hour ago to civilization and am now in Columbia after what was for me a glorious break from reality down at the farm. No phones ringing and tangible evidence of a day’s labors. Though I have started every day by 6 this morning woke at 4:30, I guess since my body knew it was the last day, and I went out and ran the excavator with lights until the sun came up. To me, and I suspect no one else on earth, there is something wonderful about listening to country music playing in the cab, air conditioner running, the hum of a huge diesel engine in the back ground, the tranquillity that comes with being in a virtual wilderness of trees and marsh, the day breaking and vibrant pink coming alive in the morning clouds – and getting to build something with each scoop of dirt.”

Read–CNN

And as an aside…

What was with that black woman in the lower left of the screen during the confession smiling?  I just find it odd…