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Posted Thursday, June 25, 2009 4:36 PM

Sanford to Reimburse Cost of Previous Argentina Trip

Holly Bailey

Your Gaggler wondered yesterday if Mark Sanford would have to own up to using any state funds to either facilitate or cover up his infidelity. Now comes word via his press office that the South Carolina governor will reimburse the state for a junket to Argentina he took a year ago, which is when the affair apparently started. Here’s Sanford's statement:

As noted by the Department of Commerce, I attended a trade mission with the Department of Commerce last June. As the agenda notes, the mission was spent meeting with government and private business officials in both Brazil and Argentina. This trip was handled very professionally by the Department of Commerce, and I'm proud of their work there. However, while the purpose of this trip was an entirely professional and appropriate business development trip, I made a mistake while I was there in meeting with the woman who I was unfaithful to my wife with. That has raised some very legitimate concerns and questions, and as such I am going to reimburse the state for the full cost of the Argentina leg of this trip.

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Posted By: jon8338 (June 25, 2009 at 10:04 PM)

It's easier to refrain from corruption in the first place.  Do you think he'd ever

own up to it if he never got caught?  Right.  His instance is only the tip

of the iceberg.  Most corruption goes unprosecuted.  Thanks to the media

for extracting the snake out of the chick pen.


Posted By: Alvy (June 25, 2009 at 6:12 PM)

Looks like legs got him twice.