• GOP presidential strategists: Sanford’s trip ends White House ambitions 
Paul Bedard, US News & World Report Atlas Shrugged  | "Governor [Mark] Sanford has disqualified himself," says a former Reagan and Bush adviser who was critical of Sanford for disappearing and then changing his explanation. "First, what he did. Second, how the aftermath has been handled. Third, all around bad judgment. Finally, for behaving like a character in an Ayn Rand book. After Obama, voters are going to demand a steady hand on the tiller."     Share on Facebook