Sanford Visits Wife, Family

The couple plans to reconcile, they say
By A Ali,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 25, 2009 12:55 PM CDT
Sanford Visits Wife, Family
Sanford is spending the day with his wife and family after his startling confession.   (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)

Gov. Mark Sanford is at a South Carolina beach home with his wife and four sons today, his staff tells the AP. The married couple says a reconciliation is in the works despite Sanford’s confession yesterday to a yearlong affair with an Argentinean woman. The Republican—who may also face repercussions for disappearing without transferring his powers—has spent the past two days meeting officials and apologizing to staff.

“I think that South Carolinians, in particular Americans, have tremendous capacity for forgiveness. That said, they can also recognize hypocrisy. I think the tale of the tape will be the next few days, whether or not Gov. Sanford is sincere in his repentance,” says a state senator and longtime friend of Sanford.

(More Mark Sanford stories.)

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