[meandog]

Test of Jenny's statement click here ...I now have less respect for her than I do for him!

[dragonblustar]

his mistress is his soul mate but he is trying to fall back in love with his wife.

Who in their right mind would stay with someone who said that? She's crazy if she stays with him. He'll only be a constant reminder of the affair and public humiliation. So sad.

[GovernmentShrinker]

I’m beginning to think she’s as certifiably insane as he is.

[BerniesFriend]

OH PLEASE..SANFORDS..PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GO AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hattie]

Time for Jenny to wake up and smell the coffee. Now she is playing the part of his mother, not his wife. It’s over for them and he is the culprit. She needs to move on with her life.

[Sparko]

I read her statement and understand her completely.

Anyone who can quote Desmond Tutu with a straight face is OK in my book.

/snort

[AnotherUnixGeek]

The wife of embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford called his affair with an Argentine woman "inexcusable" but said Thursday she is willing to forgive him.

That's nice. But tell him, not us. It's none of our business. Is there something in the DNA of politicians and their wives that require them to be such exhibitionists with their personal lives?

[spectre]

In that spirit of forgiveness, it is up to the people and elected officials of South Carolina to decide whether they will give Mark another chance as well.

Forgiveness is one thing and breaking the law is another.

Forget about the adultry. He's a liar and a thief who can't be trusted. He hides behind the bible to save his own career.

Let his wife give him a second chance. Not the GOP.

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[StormEye]

I wonder how this is being reported overseas? Anyone seen anything in the foreign press, UK or European?

[Kenny500c]

“Ya know we really like the salary and the bennies aint bad either.”

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

When you forgive someone that quickly, you give them the idea that what they did was no big deal. For something of this magnitutde, forgiveness shouldn't be that quick. There are different levels of magnitude -- and the ongoing adultery, and crossing the line with scores of women, is not something that deserves a quick fix, i.e., forgiveness.

I'm sorry, but I just don't believe in quick forgiveness. It cheapens it.

He has also disgraced his office, and should resign. Appalachian hiking trip! By allowing him to stay in office, you condone his actions, and are again telling him it's no big deal. You might also tempt him to stray again.

[CutePuppy]

She is much smarter and more diplomatic than he is.

In sharp contrast to his recent behavior in public, blabbing about salacious details of his private life, she issued a bland and reserved statement, which essentially states that they (she) will decide the direction of their private life in private (if Mark can stop himself from talking more / digging deeper) and that whatever they (she) will decide on should be in the best interests of their children.

She is trying to stop the public “bleeding” and help him to understand what damage he is causing to himself (personally and professionally) and the family, and bring the matter where it belonged from the beginning, in house.

She would probably make a great chief of staff or political advisor, at the very least.