Posted on 07/01/2009 7:24:51 AM PDT by Rufus2007
While many on the left are reveling in the downfall of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford after he disclosed his affair with a woman in Argentina, there's a sympathetic figure being overlooked that might have the necessary background to fill the void left by the governor should he resign.
On CNBC's June 30 "The Kudlow Report," Wall Street Journal senior economics writer Steve Moore explained his close relationship with the Sanfords and raised a new political possibility.
"This is such a tough thing for me Larry, because as you know Mark Sanford has been a long-time friend of mine," Moore said. "This story truly breaks my heart." Moore suggested that South Carolina First Lady Jenny Sanford run for her husband's seat - as he called her "the brains of the operation."
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She isn't a bastion of conservatism- she's a Hillary Clinton clone.
Great idea!!! Go for it Jenny.
Name recognition is a POWERFUL THING.
God bless America: God help us in our day. Amen
You can say THAT again...Oh, never mind.
Since our state has sold out to Communist Politiboro in washington, the governorship is now just a figure head, why bother to fill the position at all?
I mean, I was right there with him all these years and, like, I was married to him, and stuff.
(/sarc)
Georgia didn’t vote for the False Messiah. SC won’t elect a rodent Governor unless under extremely bizarre circumstances, namely a damaged incumbent. Unless Bauer is sitting in the office next year, there won’t be an incumbent, and the national mood against the False Messiah as unemployment continues to grow well into the double digits will likely make it even harder for the Dems (that, and the fact they have no substantial first-tier candidates).
Worked for Mary Bono.
Oh, ok...then I take back what I said...but I still don’t see why it should go to the spouse..it’s seems so...royal like.
I agree, it does seem like a rite of succession. And I’m not pulling for J. Sanford to take over, I’m just saying that to me, she seems like the type who would make a sincere endeavor of everything she touched. And I’m tired of the Palin bashing and therefore, more amenable now to cheering women than I had been in the past. In the past, I never cared about gender.
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