When the Sanford story broke, one woman in DC exclaimed that it was the classic case of the capable wife who cannot run for office herself so she runs her husband instead. That take may be materializing into a political future for Mrs. Sanford.

There have been notorious parallels. Hollywood director Peter Bogdanovich, back in the day, famously left his wife for beautiful supermodel-actress Cybill Shepherd—and his career fizzled, leaving a ...   more »