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In Sanford They Trust

It appears as if former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford will be holding office once again, as he won a special election last night to represent South Carolina's 1st district in the House of Representatives. Keep in mind that Sanford is just two years removed from confessing that he had been cheating on his wife and even had to reimburse taxpayers for some of his travels to and from Argentina where his soul-mate-on-the-side resided. Also keep in mind that Sanford is a member of the Republican Party, which prides itself on being the party of God, faith, family values, traditional marriage, etc., and has moved so far to the right, cult leaders have even begun to say, "We want nothing to do with them! They're crazy!" So, how in the world did Mark Sanford win these people's vote? I have to imagine he persuaded them all with a speech like this: "Hello, South Carolina! How's it going? I've missed you. I went to Argentina so many times to visit my girl...