The Sanford Downfall.

I have been thinking about how to write this post all day. This situation with Mark Sanford is so sad, it is difficult to write about. To me this is not about the man as much as it is all those people going down with him and being hurt by this. It's about the wife and those four handsome young son's of his. It's about SC and America. Mr. Sanford made choices and those choices have consequences, for a large number of people. Anytime a public figure destroys themselves, they always take many with them. It is not for me to judge Mr. Sanford. But, why do these people with so much going for them fall into a trap like this? And, why do so many political figures fall into these traps of sex, greed and all sorts of perversions? Only God knows for sure. What makes this situation so bothersome to me is that this man was on the Hannity TV show just days ago talking about God and doing the right thing, when at the same time he has this going on for 8 months. It seems to me a political death wish. A Lutheran minister friend of mine told me many years ago that "a man can rationalize anything" and I guess this fits. To me it is baffling. This is not a young kid. This is a super successful man with years of life experience. Why is it that we see so many celebrities, athletes, rich people and politicians destroy their lives and their family's lives? I don't have the answer. I will say another prayer for Mr. Sanford, his wife and those young son's of theirs.