Mark Sanford has nothing left to lose. And hes here to haunt Donald Trump.

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The Friday Cover
‘I’m a Dead Man Walking’

Mark Sanford has nothing left to lose. And he’s here to haunt Donald Trump.

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/mark-sanford-profile-214791

By Tim Alberta

February 17, 2017


None of this feels normal. The congressman greets me inside his Washington office wearing a wrinkly collared shirt with its top two buttons undone, faded denim jeans and grungy, navy blue Crocs that expose his leather-textured feet. Nearing the end of our 30-minute interview, he cancels other appointments and extends our conversation by an hour. He repeatedly brings up his extramarital affair, unsolicited, pointing to the lessons learned and relationships lost. He acknowledges and embraces his own vulnerability—political, emotional and otherwise. He veers on and off the record, asking himself rhetorical questions, occasionally growing teary-eyed, and twice referring to our session as “my Catholic confessional.”

And then he does the strangest thing of all: He lays waste to the president of his own party.

Most Republicans in Washington are biting their tongues when it comes to Donald Trump, fearful that any candid criticisms of the new president could invite a backlash from their constituents or, potentially worse, provoke retribution from the commander in chief himself......................

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1. I'm liking Mark Sanford more after reading this piece.

More than just the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

He is a political deviant of sorts.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. He's an utter creep himself.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. Maybe he can take him on a trip to Argentina.

And leave him there.