GOV. SANFORD SAYS ‘GOD’ WILL CHANGE HIM
Gov. Mark Sanford
The hugely unpopular and equally unfaithful Republican governor of South Carolina, Mark Sanford, decided to talk even more about his scandal in an opinion piece widely published Sunday in newspapers across the state.
If you don’t remember, last month Gov. Sanford confessed to an extramarital affair with an Argentine woman. He went missing for a few days, and after returning he initially told friends, family, and staff that he had went on a hike in the Appalachians. Turns out he actually traveled to Argentina to be with his lover. SMH.
Just like cheating politicians before him, Sanford is obviously now publicly looking to God for change. Here’s some of what the liar governor had to say in his opinion piece today:
I have struggled with how best to convey my regret in letting so many down, and in that regard I realize this op-ed does not do justice to the process of saying “I am sorry.” A handwritten note or phone call would ultimately be more appropriate, but given the number of people I need to apologize to I write this to begin the journey of trying to get things more right with you and others.
It is true that I did wrong and failed at the largest of levels, but equally true is the fact that God can make good of our respective wrongs in life. In this vein, while none of us has the chance to attend our own funeral, in many ways I feel like I was at my own in the past weeks, and surprisingly I am thankful for the perspective it has afforded…
It’s in the spirit of making good from bad that I am committing to you and the larger family of South Carolinians to use this experience to both trust God in his larger work of changing me, and from my end, to work to becoming a better and more effective leader.
In this regard I think all that has transpired will be particularly relevant in the way I deal with the legislative body and other state leaders going forward. Micah 6:8 asks us to do justice, love mercy, and to walk humbly, and as I begin these steps into the last 18 months of this administration, it will indeed be with a more contrite and humble spirit.
I’ve realized that as much as I have and will continue to advocate for things ranging from restructuring to responsible spending to school choice, my approach needs to be less about my will and more about looking for ways to more humbly present the greater principals and ideas at play. It needs to be less strident and more about finding ways to work with legislative leaders to advance the ideas so many of us believe in. It means less time fighting the tide – and a greater awareness of the fact that God controls it…
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Womp womp, Gov. Sanford. I agree with the majority of those in South Carolina who call for this guy’s resignation.
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