I have been doing a lot of soul searching on that front. What I find interesting is the story of David, and the way in which he fell mightily, he fell in very very significant ways. But then picked up the pieces and built from there.
So . . . is Sanford admitting he raped a woman, like David raped Bathsheba? Is he admitting he sought to commit murder against his mistress's husband in order to secure the woman for himself?
I really don't get the point of this.
The issue isn't that Sanford's infidelity. The issue is the dereliction of duty; the issue is lying to members of his staff; the issue is his odd behavior since returning to the US. Quite frankly, I wonder if he is capable of handling the duties of governor, his behavior has been so odd.
Invoking the name of a Biblical king, and said king's rape and subsequent abuse of power to cover up his own personal failings doesn't exactly make Sanford shine. Other than the fact that Sanford and David both had sexual relations with women not their wives (in David's case, one of several, as Bathsheba later became), I really don't get this.
