re: #171 doppelganglander

I don’t really think Mrs. Sanford is stupid, but I do think a lot of aspiring politicians choose a wife because she’s suitable, not because they love her. It may become more of a public partnership than a private relationship.

Usually I have nothing but contempt for the cheaters, but I feel sort of sorry for Sanford. I think he’s clearly too sensitive and emotional to be in higher office. Mrs. Sanford comes across as rather cold, and I think he was honestly just looking for love. Dumb move in the way he carried it out, but I hope he returns to private life and gets act together.

I think in general it’s a mutual thing. The kind of woman who would want a politician for a husband has something wrong with her. And the kind of man who would want that kind of woman, ditto. So they mostly end up deserving each other.

Then there’s the whole thing of marrying someone because you think she’ll do well with your potential voters. That’s just a sick calculation when entering into a marriage. Very, very high eww factor.

Can’t speak to Sanford’s psyche, but if you’re looking for love, wouldn’t someone who doesn’t think Alan Greenspan is a great beach read be a little more appealing?