South Carolina's First Lady, Jenny Sanford, doesn't want to be, anymore.

Jenny Sanford, files for divorce:

The Palm Beach Post/AP - " 'This came after many unsuccessful efforts at reconciliation, yet I am still dedicated to keeping the process that lies ahead peaceful for our family,' Jenny Sanford said in a statement.

A spokesman for her husband, Gov. Mark Sanford, had no immediate comment. The divorce complaint was filed Friday in Charleston County Family Court.

Jenny Sanford's announcement came after a week of wrenching twists in her relationship with the governor. A legislative panel rebuked him for his conduct, he told reporters he still wanted to reconcile with his wife, and she said in a television interview that it was a simple decision to not stand with him as he publicly confessed the affair.

'Certainly his actions hurt me, and they caused consequences for me, but they don't in any way take away my own self-esteem," she told ABC's Barbara Walters. 'They reflect poorly on him.'

Her divorce complaint did not mention money, property or custody arrangements for the couple's four sons."

And another Christian Morals oriented couple in Politics and in society in general, who think women, can divorce men.

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A Man, a Woman and Another Woman, and Murder.

And suicide? I would probably have told you three things about Steve McNair if you asked. He did everything asked of him to win Super Bowl XXXIV but the Titans fell short (that's not Steve pictured) after dominating the game in every statistical category except the scoreboard.

The other two? He seemed to be able to play no matter what injury plagued him, often not practicing all week, showing up on game day and still turning in an effort required of him. Off the field it was alcohol, guns, cars and finally another woman entering the mix.

"After another playoff loss in 2002, McNair was arrested for DUI and illegal gun possession in May 2003. His blood alcohol was above 0.10, and a 9-mm handgun had been sitting in the front of the car."

This served as a foreshadowing of his own death.

(CNN) - "Police said they found McNair and a woman identified as Sahel Kazemi shot to death after receiving a phone call about an injured person.

McNair's body was found seated on a living room sofa, authorities said.

Kazemi sustained a gunshot wound to the head, authorities said. Police also said a pistol was found near her body."

The Tennessean adds the detail that Steve had been shot several times.

"McNair, a hometown hero who did extensive charity work in Nashville, had several gunshot wounds, including one to the head."

Since Ms. Kazemi (her Facebook page?) had only been shot once in the head, initial indicators say she shot Steve, and then herself.

It's hard to believe that McNair's wife Mechelle didn't know of his off the field endeavors, including other women. Often wives of famous men stay with them because of the security and status they provide, winking by not "knowing" about their private indiscretions. This is Governor Mark Sanford all over again, with guns and alcohol and a much younger woman, ending not in political suicide, but death.

Murder, lying, secrecy and substance abuse are not excused by the legitimacy of polygyny, but it's sad to see this happen to Mr. McNair and I have to openly wonder at what set the chain of events off, apart from men and women's sinful nature. Steve probably told Ms. Kazemi something she did not want to hear, probably "I'm going back to my wife" and his concubine shot him, then herself. At this point that's the best scenario that can be hoped for.

Steve had just opened a restaurant last month called the "Gridiron 9."

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Mark Sanford gets King David wrong.

Governor Sanford, respectfully, you have it wrong. You have not committed a sin against your wife unless it is the breaking of a promise, you haven't broken your "marriage vows." Your sins, if any, are not in the same league as that of King David.

To review, King David offended God in two sins, adultery, and murder.

King David committed sins against Uriah, again, murder and adultery, the latter he committed with Bathsheba.

King David, if you recall Governor Sanford, says this of his sins with Bathsheba against both God, and Uriah:

"Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment."

He leaves out Uriah, because Uriah is dead, he has no family in Israel because he is a Hittite. This is why Uriah is a "poor man" in Nathan's complaint. He has no inheritance. There is no family, and no "avenger of blood."

He leaves out his wives Governor Sanford, because David does not sin against his wives. Please note that David has several wives at this point in his life, not one.

If you sinned Governor Sanford, it is in telling falsehoods, and probably swearing falsely to your wife that you would not take other wives and remain "faithful" to her in the Western Cultural sense.

That is what you have done. What you should do now is embrace your "lover" as a wife, and not abandon her. You have made a commitment with your body that you should keep.

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Oh PUH LEEEEEZ (Governor Mark Sanford) UPDATED

Why not just let them have three or four wives? I'm sure we could find the understanding women. He says his wife has known about it for five months. She's complicit. These politicians need the outlet.

Fox News - "Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admitted (today) to being 'unfaithful' to his wife during a press conference meant to account for his mysterious week-long absence.

'I've let down a lot of people. That's the bottom line,' he said. 'I've been unfaithful to my wife.'

Sanford, who just returned from Argentina, said he developed a 'relationship with what started out as a dear, dear friend from Argentina.'

The governor 'apologized' profusely to his family, his staff and the people of South Carolina.

The first-hand account was meant to settle mounting questions over the governor's whereabouts.

Confusion only intensified Wednesday morning after The State newspaper reported that Sanford had just returned from Argentina, even though his staff claimed the disappearing governor was hiking on the Appalachian Trail a few hours away from the state capital."

Frankly, I don't know what we're fooling ourselves about. You show me one couple who has stayed chaste during their courtship, married, had sex after marriage, never had sex with others before their marriage, and stayed faithful to one another throughout their marriage and never divorced and lasted 30 some odd years or more.

Yes, I know you'll find them and I'll find 19 others that didn't do that, at least. Who are we fooling? We are not MONOGAMOUS. The affair has been going on since last year. He's involved a lot of people in his deception. He probably only admitted it because he was about to be outed.

More here: The New York Times and The Buenos Aires Herald.

PS and UPDATE at 6:00 PM EST. I think it will be eventually admitted that the Governor is Bipolar. He sure is acting like he is, BTW, her name is "María Belén Chapur." Since María has worked as a "journalist," I'm sure it was "professional courtesy" that prevented her being named originally. If it were a member of my family, I'm pretty sure they would have just named her right away and put her picture out there.

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