Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Mark Sanford

I normally wouldn't comment on something like this except to rag the Wingnuts about the feet of clay, that their leadership often exhibit. Everybody is talking about this though, and I wonder if I'm the only one that is seeing the obvious.

Everybody seems to think that Mark Sanford's problems stem from an adulterous relationship with an Argentinian woman. I don't think so. This guy is a big time drug user. Could be cocaine. Could be opiates. Could even be psychedelics. He did not get this way overnight. It's been going on for a long time. When you watch him on TV, he's not even in the same room with the reporters he's talking to. All you need to do, is look at the reaction of his wife, friends and staff to his recent behavior. There is no shock, outrage or even surprise. They are calm and under control. They're used to this kind of craziness on a regular basis. The wife seems relieved that it's finally out in the open. This guy shouldn't be operating heavy machinery.

He's going to have to spend some time in a rubber room, followed by an extended period in a nice quiet place with well tended gardens and high fences.

I wish Mark good luck. He's probably a great guy. Probably very smart. I've known a lot of people in his situation. If he makes it out the other end, he may become an extraordinary person and an inspiration to others that suffer as he did. Aint that what they always say?

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