Sanford probably could have gotten away with his "hiking" story

[Clintonista2]

I'm thinking #1- His wife/lover threatened to talk or #2- He thinks that by getting this out of the way early, people will forget about it by 2012 and he thinks he'll still have a chance at the presidential nom.

[crimsonblue]

1. he got spotted at the airport...

[Clintonista2]

3. could have said he was flying back

[Catch22Dem]

8. The flight he was spotted getting off of was from Buenas Aries

I think he had a suspicion the hiking story wouldn't work.

[Warpy]

2. He can't get away from the abandonment of office part, though

Had he checked in with his office a perfunctory once a day by cell phone, that wouldn't have been an issue.

Now it's grounds to impeach the sanctimonious twit.

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. He is soooo done.

Even aside from the fact of having a lover on the side, the idea that he wandered away from his SC duties without telling anyone renders him useless as a candidate for higher office.

He is cooked.

[Mojambo]

5. He has NO shot in 2012.

People don't vote for candidates who just drop off the grid for a week.

Unless they're "in" the Texas Air National Guard, of course. Then it's no big deal.

[XOKCowboy]

6. He's in love. Head over heels. I think he wanted to get caught...

I mean come on read the emails! He's a repressed Republican (aren't they all?) having a midlife crisis and said heck with it after getting skewered for his stance on the incentives.

That's just my opinion of course. He could pull a Newt and start a comeback for 2016. I'm sure Fox will hire him after he resigns.

[Historic NY]

7. Especially if he went naked, Who would have noticed?......

What a jackass.

[madeline_con]

9. Except he was photographed getting off a plane from Argentina. n/t