“I spent five days crying in Argentina!”

And so another right-wing warrior, swimming in the detrius of Reaganism, having railed and thundered faithfully for the One True Way is brought down by what we all agree is, if not often the “One” or “True,” certainly the Way. The usual suspects will circle the wagons, doing their demeaning best to spin away while the Governor recites his “I apologize to my family...” minstrel show. Do any of Sanford's staff possess a conscience?

I for one am glad and laughing. This continuing Domino-like collapse of the “family values” crowd should have happened a long time ago, and if this accelerates the implosion, good on it. Personally, I'm sick and tired of living in a country where, depending on which Fourth of July show you're at, people can blather on about “the free and the brave” when their own government even now freely discriminates against its own citizens.

Of course, I'm absolutely sure Sanford will be given the option to resign, rather than be impeached. Though he certainly is guilty of excessive dereliction of duty -- leaving his hurricane-prone state for six days unannounced during hurricane season -- the ability of the GOP to simply “erase” certain events cannot be understated.