Does Sanford Really Want Out? - Roll Call

Does Sanford Really Want Out?

By Tracie Powell and CQ Guest Columnist

Posted July 4, 2009 at 12:00am

Mark Sanford
over-the-top confessional
lost a bruising battle with the state legislature
tried to reject
among the highest in the United States
public schools
state chairwoman
confronted by a reporter
rambling
apology
hypocrisy
damage to the GOP brand
second involving a family-values Republican
Maria Belen Chapur
“soul mate”
trying
Matthew 12:34
Proverbs 18:21
Tracie Powell is a former American Political Science Association congressional fellow who writes regularly on politics and policy.

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