I’m not saying it’s God’s Will or anything …

[cleanhippie]

There was a time I felt halfway sorry for Mark Sanford. Remember? Sanford was governor of South Carolina, he disappeared, supposedly to hike the Appalachian Trail. He’d actually fallen head over heels in love with a Brazilian Argentinian beauty and was down south fornicating, much to the chagrin of his wealthy, proper wife back home. Disgraced, Sanford resigned and dropped off the face of the earth. … He’s baaack!

NBC News — Ex-South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford will announce tomorrow that he is running for Congress, First Read confirms with an aide close to Sanford. Sanford will announce via press release tomorrow; there will be no press conference or public events associated with it, according to an aide. NBC previously reported that Sanford would attempt a political comeback running for his old first congressional district seat. Sanford would be running to replace Tim Scott, who was appointed to Jim DeMint’s Senate seat.

All Sanford did was fall in love and act on it. Regrettable for his wife, perhaps tough on the whole family, but it happens thousands of times a day all over the world. It’s not a crime — although we’d all be way more interested in hearing what happen to Sanford’s true love as opposed to his plans for self enrichment.

But then we find Sanford is just another grifter invoking the name of God-eh to sweep away doubt — either that or he really believes this crazy shit:

It took several dominoes to fall for Sanford to be lined up to run in this race, something Sanford also acknowledged. “I’m not saying it was God-ordained or anything like that,” Sanford said, “but a series of rather miraculous events have coincided here, that did not escape the attention of the friends who were urging me to look at this.”

Of course you’re not saying that Mark, of course you’re not.

http://freethoughtblogs.com/zingularity/2013/01/16/im-not-saying-it-is-gods-will-or-anything/

[lunasun]

1. Will not announce his run in public but the grifter is going to have to campaign in public

[No Vested Interest]

2. "It's not a crime"---

Well, it is a crime of sorts.
He has four sons that he, in effect, abandoned.

Where was his moral compass when he felt the attraction to his South American paramour?

[skepticscott]

4. If religious folk had their way

adultery and all other forms of extramarital sex WOULD be a crime, everywhere and all the time, as well as being a sin.

[cleanhippie]

5. Well, except for when THEY do it, then they need only ask god for forgiveness.

Then viola! They are absolved and everyone go back to oppressing others.

[dimbear]

3. When you're trying to fix something that's broke real bad, an old rusty bloodstained and worn out

tool may be just the right implement.