Even fellow conservative Republicans in South Carolina were troubled by Sanford's Zimbabwe remarks, including 29-year veteran state senator and finance-committee chairman Hugh Leatherman. "That was one of the most asinine comments any elected official could make," Leatherman, 78, told TIME. "I'm as conservative a person as ever walked the planet, but I also consider myself a compassionate person who tries to make sure our people are taken care of. Our people are hurting, and I'm going to fight as hard as I can to get as much of that federal money into this state as I can."
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1885118,00.htmlLeatherman is meaner than hell, but he does try even if it's for his own good. He is no saint by any means, but compared to Sanford, he looks downright saintly. Making Leatherman look saintly is hard to do.