South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said, he "crossed lines" with a handful of other women during 20 years of marriage, but not as far as he did with his mistress.
"There were a handful of instances wherein I crossed the lines I shouldn't have crossed as a married man, but never crossed the ultimate line," he said.
Sanford insisted hes relationship with Maria Belen Chapur, whom he met at an open air dance spot in Uruguay eight years ago, was more than just sex.
"This was a whole lot more than a simple affair, this was a love story," Sanford said. "A forbidden one, a tragic one, but a love story at the end of the day."
Even with the latest revelations, Sanford maintains he is fit to govern and has no plans to resign.
He may be fit to govern, the Kitty Ranch in Vages, but not South Carolina. The man can't be trusted to govern his own household. Maybe he danced with handfuls of women, which many may find hard to believe.
The bottom line is trust, trust with his family, trust with the people of South Carolina, and trust with himself. We can only be thankful this came to light now and not later, should he have made it in the White House. All is forgivin, but never forgotten.