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Re: Not even John Edwards

andy22 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:40:55 -0400

As hard as it is to say it -- I once had high hopes for John Edwards -- Edwards wins the Sanford matchup in a photo finish. Both of them kanoodled their wives, both spent time and money denying it. One actually begged his wife for permission to continue kanoodling, and for her to visit the kanoodlee face-to-face. Both of them had/have jobs that are absolutely without authority or power. Ah, but only one did his Texas sidestep while his wife is dying, then offered a married staff member with three kids to publicly take paternity of a child, and paid him to do so.

Nah. John Edwards win this one. On the other hand, Sanford still has time.

Not even John Edwards

bkrueger — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:16:26 -0400

Carter Wrenn says South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford easily tops any politician in North Carolina for sheer moxie.

Even John Edwards.

Wrenn, a longtime Republican political consultant, writes on his Talking About Politics blog that Sanford should get this year's Academy Award for political scandals. He recounts the whole sordid tale of the South Carolina governor's trip to Argentina to see his mistress - and Sanford's claim that it has not prevented him from doing his job, and doing it well.

"There's not a politician in sight in North Carolina who can match that," Wrenn writes. "Not even John Edwards."