Hypocrisy aside, I like the guy now that I’ve read his deeply captivating love letter emails. Finally, one of those Republicans seems to feel genuine emotion, like their distant cousins, the humans.
Who would have thought we’d ever see the head of the GOP Governor Association pen the words: “Please sleep soundly knowing that despite the best efforts of my head my heart cries out for you”? I mean, the dude quoted Corinthians — and the Thorn Birds! Good for him.
Although when Sanford tenderly reveals that he relaxes on island idylls by curling up with Alan Greenspan’s “The Age of Turbulence” and then takes a break from his romantic break to recommend it to his mistress, you remember that, Oh right, this is also the guy who took a stand against the “tyranny” of Obama’s economic stimulus by refusing to accept money for poor people in his state. Maybe that’s what happens when are you so in love the rest of the world just doesn’t matter…
