Folks, in following the Governor Sanford affair, I have noticed something rather disturbing. True, he abused public funds, abandoned his duties as Governor, and betrayed his family - these things are unfortunate. Far worse, however, is the fact that the man can’t write worth a damn. His love letters to “Maria” are posted here. And they are terrible. Go on, take a look. I’ll wait.
It occurs to me that we cannot rescue Sanford from the end of his political career. We cannot save his marriage, or even salvage his relationship with his mistress. However, there is one thing the Teeming Millions can do - we can teach Sanford to write.
I propose that we rewrite Sanford’s letters, as posted on the above site. We should try to keep the content more or less the same, but otherwise feel free to make whatever changes are needed to make these letters genuinely solid pieces of writing. Posters can choose new letters to edit, or revise earlier postings - this is all about helping, after all.
Anyone want to kick it off? Here’s an original letter:
Not the worst example of Sanford’s writing, but it clearly needs work.
