The Redemption Tour
Mark Sanford of the Hiking-Appalachian-Trails Sanfords, is making a new political run – this time for his old congressional seat.
You know he’s sorry about what he did because he says he is. You know Barack Obama is not a Christian because he says he is. The difference is clear as black and white.
Sanford is taking his lousy butt out to meet the voters, and perhaps to love again.
“I’m not in any way unaware of how I’ve let you down. I’m not in any way unaware of my well-chronicled failings as a human being,” Sanford told a Hilton Head Island Republican group last week, in the first public speech of his campaign. “But I am equally aware that God forgives people who are imperfect.”
While through name ID, Sanford is heavily favored to win the primary in this heavily Republican District, there’s gonna be some fun involved.
The winner of the Republican primary is likely to face off against Democrat Elizabeth Colbert-Busch, the sister of comedian Stephen Colbert, in the May special election. The Republican will be heavily favored in the conservative-leaning district.
Every now and then something wonderful happens in politics. Honey, I gotta walk sideways to keep from flying about that race.
Thanks to Carl for the heads up.
I’m reminded of the old detective stories who described someone as having a face resembling an old shoe…
Keep us up to date. Sounds like it’s gonna be fun.
1OK, I know that God is A-1 about making U-turns, but honey, if Sanford is elected, this guy’s U-turn may be in the form of all the way back to South America and leave his staff and constituents to shift for themselves. That is some kind of bad feasance and he could end up in jail let alone be forced to resign his seat. This guy needs to be in some sort of 12 step program — or neutered — to prove his sincerity and even legitimacy! If the Repugs in his district do get him into office and he burns them, they have only themselves to blame. Oh, the humanity.
2I do hope Colbert cannot help but campaign for Sanford in the name of getting back at Lulu for some childhood spat. No one does damning with faint praise better than Stephen.
3Colbert has already started on promoting his sister’s race, in his own inimitable style.
4Sanford admittedly is a flawed human being. He will do just fine with the rest of the South Carolina delegation. He and that pipsqueak Senator Graham can swap stories about their love life – he with a couple of shes and he with untold number of hes.
5I can’t believe you scooped me on this!!
6I wonder whatever happened to the Argentine cookie with whom he apparently “hiked trails.” Will she be campaigning with him?
7“You know he’s sorry about what he did because he says he is. You know Barack Obama is not a Christian because he says he is.”
I really hate the way a lot of people believe everything Rethuglicans say and nothing Democrats say, evidence be damned.
8If enough people in South Carolina watch the Colbert Report, there will be a groundswell for his sister and fertile comedic fodder for his show.
9Can’t wait.