"I think Sanford is doing one of two things: either he's visiting with his mistress or he's taking a seedy trip to Mexico."
WOW! I'd say I hit that nail nearly dead center! The mention of Mexico was meant to reflect the general idea that Sanford was on some strange, clandestine getaway to South America, so the fact that the country involved was actually Argentina is largely of secondary importance. As I just expressed to @mlshapiro, I think I may be like the precogs from Minority Report, except my abilities only apply to grandiose political scandals.
Thus, I will now use these political precognitive powers to register a new comment: the GOP will continue to wander through the political wilderness for a long, long time.
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