Imagine a Southern Protestant Christian who didn't sound like a 1%'er on the Republican ticket. You know who could have stopped Romney back in the primaries? And who would have had a much better shot at beating President Obama? No, not Rick Santorum, I'm talking about a real man, like what Republicans used to think about say, Clint Eastwood. Yes, I'm talking about the hiker, Mark Sanford. Nobody was in a better position to take on Romney, right up until he, well, took a hike on the Appalachian Trail.
Well, good news for Mark Sanford, as he is clearly head-over-heels in love! The couple recently
announced their engagement, and the
tale of the proposal was, er, well:
"Sanford arrived early to the Bella Italia Grill in Palermo for a
lunch date last week with Maria Belen Chapur, handed a waiter a bag
containing the engagement ring and told him to “make up a good story”
for her while he hid in the stall.
When Chapur arrived, she was told she had won a prize for being the
restaurant’s 100th customer of the day. Though she reportedly didn’t
know what to make of the story, Sanford soon emerged to spring his
proposal, which she accepted."
So, uh, I guess Mark Sanford may not have been gaff-free, either. Honeymooning on the Appalachian Trail, I presume?
