Scumbag Politicians... What else is new?

I meant to post about this back when it happened, but I've been uber-busy lately, which is great. Unfortunately, being busy means it's hard to find time to post. Anyway, I've got some free time today, and posting is definitely a productive way to use that time.

I'm sure by now, everyone has heard about South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. If you've been living under a rock, here's a brief recap:

Sanford goes missing for a few days. Nobody knows where he is. He comes back and says he was hiking The Appalachian Trail. He lied. He was actually in Argentina doing the dirty with his mistress.

Politicians and their mistresses will never be surprising news. What I find interesting is how his wife is handling this situation. Unlike the political wives before her, Jenny Sanford will not stand by her husband as he apologizes. Way to go girl! It always pained me so much to see these poor women standing by their husbands as they apologize for participating in prostitution rings, getting blow jobs that they actually didn't get (?) and cheating on said wife while she had cancer! Those women make me want to cry and barf at the same time. They have been degraded to statues whose only goal in life is to support their husbands careers. Their husbands have committed the wrongs, but these women end up the fools.

During election time, it was always tossed around that Hillary Clinton is an extremely strong woman. I don't necessarily view someone who stands by their cheating husband for the sake of political advancement as strong. More women should take a page out of Jenny Sanford's book. Unfortunately, I'm sure whenever the next political scandal comes out, the politician's wife will be standing there on the podium with her husband, a cold expression plastered on her face.

Check out this article CNN posted.

Peace,

Kim