Old habits die hard and apparently so do old disgraced politicians who don't know anything but living at the public trough.
She was reportedly on Gov. Nikki Haley's short list of candidates to fill the seat that went to Scott. Jenny Sanford later said she would think about a run for Scott's seat representing the coastal 1st Congressional District, the seat her ex-husband is now considering...
Can you say sweet irony? Jenny Sanford showed class and common sense when her husband, Mark, strayed off the marital reservation with some strange Argentinian mistress. Jenny didn't try and play any Tammy Wynette, "I'll stand by my man" crap. She dumped him post haste and gathered up the children and got her life together as quickly as she could. Kudos to her.
Mark Sanford knows the 1st District well. Elected to the seat in 1994 - Jenny Sanford managed his first campaign and was a close adviser for most of his career - he served three terms before voters elected him governor in 2002...
It looks like Jenny Sanford is an accomplished political operative in her own right, which bodes well should she serious run for Scott's seat.
The larger question that faces Mark Sanford is whether voters are willing to forgive his public and private indiscretions of only two years ago. Apparently not everyone in South Carolina is thrilled with the prospect of Mark Sanford returning to politics any time soon.
"It's absolutely absurd. He just has so much baggage. He was such an embarrassment to the state, we don't need that," said Gloria Day, a retired attorney in Charleston.
He avoided impeachment but was censured by the Legislature. He also had to pay more than $70,000 in ethics fines - still the largest in state history - after AP investigations raised questions about his use of state, private and commercial aircraft...
Sanford is a fiscal conservative with Libertarian leanings and has been mentioned favorably by some Tea Party members.
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