What is Love?

Mark Sanford, the South Carolina governor was incommunicado for 5 days. His staff said he went on a hike at the Appalachian Trail. His wife said she was not worried that his staff could not get hold of him, because "he was writing and needed to be be alone." Then Mark came back and said he was not in the Appalachian - he was in Argentina "crying for 5 days." Crying to his mistress? Crying with his mistress? Doesn't matter.

When you read the papers, you can see everyone putting in their 2 cents. One 19-year old even commented about the governor not "being a good role model for him." Dude, your role model is not politicians or ball players. It's called parents, you hear? Others say that the State of South Carolina was in danger because she was without a governor for 5 days. There must be some other crackheads left behind minding the store, wasn't there?

Politicians, married and going beyond established limits. I am not going to talk about morals or why they should be held up to a higher standard because they are public servants. Girl please, the man or woman we elect for public office is simply the reflection of who we are as a people, so why are the people so surprised or even startled when these elected officials suddenly acts up like humans?

I am sick of people trying to raise their moral banner on other people. I believe in moral absolute, and that there's an absolute truth, nevertheless, I also believe in giving a hand to someone who has fallen. Copies of emails between Mark Sanford and his Argentinian mistress was posted by The State, a local S.C. newspaper. That to me is sicker than the adultery Mark has done. The wife and the kids have been kicked in the stomach already, then the local paper decides to kick them some more. I would boycott that paper in a heartbeat.

In the Philippines where I came from, if a man doesn't have a mistress he's looked upon as abnormal. And to be considered really normal, he has to have more than 1 mistress. Especially, if he is a politician. So Mark, don't worry about the presidential bid for 2012; America voted for a black president for a change - by then, America would either love or hate Barack so much that any change will be welcomed again just for the hell of it. The American people will find it endearing then to see dark Maria travel back and forth to Argentina aboard Air Force One.......while you take the bus. That's love.