Megan McCain: Forgive South Carolina's Adulterous Governor; Blasts 'Hypocrisy'

June 29, 2009 2:11 p.m. EST

New York, NY (AHN) - The daughter of former Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) says voters in South Carolina and across the country should forgive Gov. Mark Sanford for his extramarital affair.

In an editorial for the Daily Beast, Meghan McCain says scandals like Sanford's and Sen. John Ensign's (R-NV) "are private matters that don't affect public policy."

"When I first heard about Governor Sanford's sex scandal, I was flooded with disappointment for many reasons," the woman behind McCainBlogette.com admitted. "Particularly since his admission of an extramarital affair came so closely after Nevada Senator Ensign made a similar confession."

"But what goes on in Governor Sanford's personal life, I believe, just isn't relevant to his role as a public official. The problem I see, like most problems I have with politics, goes back to the same thing-the hypocrisy of it all. One thing making everyone so mad, myself included, are the clips being played of Governor Sanford publicly blasting former President Clinton for his affair with Monica Lewinsky. It looks horribly hypocritical. And it is," McCain said.

"The GOP is struggling right now to find anyone who looks to be our next leader. Going forward, I suggest that the party concentrate less on what goes on in the bedroom and more on what is going on in policy," McCain added.