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A Farcical Affair

By Robert Stacy McCain on 6.25.09 @ 1:13PM

Michelle Malkin sees nothing funny about Mark Sanford's Last Tango in Buenos Aires. I very rarely disagree with Malkin, but bitter humor is an occupational hazard:

Sarcasm is my natural metier, and spending two decades in the newroom tends to put a keen edge on one's cynical indifference to the foibles of the famous and powerful. In some circles, a big-shot politician is like a rock star, so when a politician behaves like he's on tour with Aerosmith, it brings out my inner Mencken. (He once remarked that the only way a journalist should ever look at a politician is down.)
My cynicism is bipartisan. Sanford's Argentine escapade is, to me, as ludicrous and deserving of scornful laughter as any shenanigans of Gary Hart, Ted Kennedy or Bill Clinton.

If Bill Clinton is a punchline, Mark Sanford is a Monty Python routine.

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Tim| 6.25.09 @ 1:32PM

What the Hell? Aren't we supposed to be reaching out to latinas?

Mike Adams| 6.25.09 @ 2:45PM

I'm with you Mr. McCain. This is great farce.

Julie| 6.25.09 @ 3:17PM

Any chance the "affair" story is a cover for something else? I usually believe NOTHING a politician says, especially a confession!

Marie Claude| 6.25.09 @ 5:36PM

Bof, only you, anglo-saxons, make fun with people private life, in our country he wouldn't had have to hide and invent a fallacious story to escuse his escapade, plus he would have the right to sue you on trial and make lot of money out of it
Anyway I find itindecent to publish his mails

Rod Stanton| 6.25.09 @ 10:12PM

FOTFLMAO
Thats 25 year old msg board (what we called the web when Ronnie was Pres) short hand. Too crude for a refined gent like me to translate to young'uns. Old farts will get it!
It is funny but also very sad.

Daisy| 6.26.09 @ 2:18AM

Call me old fashioned, Marie--I just don't want my husband to screw around on me. If that's what floats your boat--go for it. But I do agree with you regarding the email reveal--sounds like liberal dirty tricks to me.