How Scott Garrett is Similar to Disgraced Gov. Mark Sanford
Unless you’ve been in a below ground bunker that lacks cable or Internet access today, you have probably heard about South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s dalliance with an Argentinian woman. Sanford, who previously served 3 terms in the House of Representatives, was considered a potential Republican candidate for President in 2012 and one of the rising stars in the Grand Ol’ Party. At this point Sanford’s chances of getting the 2010 nomination are all but eliminated, and his future in politics is in similarly shaky territory. Meanwhile Scott Garrett has never, to our knowledge, had an affair with an Argentinian woman. But he does have 1 shameful similarity with the disgraced Governor: inexplicably voting against beneficial and important legislation in Congress. Read more…