"South Carolina is too small for a republic and too large for an insane asylum," observed Congressman James L. Petigru, shortly after South Carolina seceded from the Union in 1860 and declared itself a republic. I've lived in South Carolina since 1976, and stories about our politicians no longer surprise me. The comedy group Capitol Steps takes its name from the escapade involving our former congressman John Jenrette, who had sex with his wife on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in the late 1970s. More recently, our former governor Mark Sanford was intimate with his "soul mate" in Argentina, which he mistook for the Appalachian Trail. Perhaps South Carolina is not too large for an insane asylum.
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