Here It Is!

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You can watch it here, too.

The guy is more inarticulate than ol' George W. He is awful.

Don't Cry for Me, Argentina, Let Alone South Carolina

Governor Sanford admits he went AWOL for several days without telling anybody in order to see his girlfriend, who lives in Argentina.

Sanford fought back tears several times during a 20 minute news conference, especially when he mentioned his marriage counselor and his long time personal and political friend Tom Davis, Sanford’s former chief of staff.

Sanford’s relationship with the woman in Argentina became more sexually charged about a year ago, but Sanford’s wife did not learn of the affair until about five month sago. The Sanfords have since been in counseling.

In his apology, Sanford acknowledged not only all South Carolinians, but people of faith, people in his own party as well as his family.

He denied he had ever had other extramarital affairs.

“I’ve spent the last five days of my life crying in Argentina,” Sanford said. “I am committed to trying to get my heart right.”

More Ensign Sleaze, as if There is Any Other Kind of Ensign Story

The son of Ensign's mistress was paid by a GOP committee while his mom and her boss were carrying on a torrid affair. Of course Cindy Hampton was paid a tidy sum for her "work" for the senator from Nevada:

An Associated Press review of federal records showed Cynthia Hampton, 46, received a promotion and a pay raise around the time of the affair at one political entity controlled by Ensign and a pay raise at a second. Her husband was an employee in Ensign's Senate office.

Ensign told a hastily arranged news briefing on Tuesday he had an extramarital affair with a woman on his campaign payroll, and it lasted several months, ending last August.

The disclosure resurrected questions about a two-week period in 2002, when Ensign abruptly dropped from public view. A person familiar with that episode, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, said Tuesday the senator told a close associate the absence followed an earlier affair.

Ensign O'Foole, Part II

Yep, it's true: Cindy Hampton, one-time aide to Senator John Ensign, confirms she was the one who carried on with the senator behind her own husband's back:

A former campaign staffer for Sen. John Ensign is confirming her involvement in an extramarital affair.

Daniel Albregts, a Las Vegas lawyer for the couple, says that Doug and Cindy Hampton confirm that they are the couple Ensign referred to during his news briefing Tuesday.

This won't be the end of it, either. Both the husband and the wife will give their side of the story later.

Here is the video of Ensign's confession, er, announcement, which I can't steal from YouTube or the LVRJ to post here.

Actually, I could steal it:



Ensign says the affair was the biggest mistake of his life.

Electing Ensign was the biggest mistake Nevadans ever made--well, almost. I forgot about Jimbo.

Ensign O'Foole

So much for the theory Senator John Ensign's admitting to screwing around on his wife hasn't hurt him politically:

Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada has stepped down from his leadership post one day after admitting he carried on a extra-marital affair with a woman who was on his campaign staff.

Ensign conveyed his decision in a phone call with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, who said he had accepted the resignation.
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Ensign was chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, the fourth-ranking spot in the leadership.

He remained away from the Capitol during the day, and aides declined to answer additional questions about the affair.

The moral of the story of Ensign O'Foole is this: When you go around sniffing other politicians' dirty underwear, expect yours to be sniffed, too, no matter how much it stinks.

Update: The (un)lucky woman in question is rumored to be 46-year-old Cindy Hampton.




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