Little did South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford know how common was the feeling he revealed to his Argentinean mistress in one of several e-mails released by iThe State/i newspaper in Columbia, S.C. Describing an early morning excavator session on his farm in one, all of which are available here, he wrote, “To me, and I suspect no one else on earth, there is something wonderful about listening to country music playing in the cab, air conditioner running, the hum of a huge diesel engine … the day breaking and vibrant pink coming alive in the morning clouds…”

(Art by Overdrive art director Kenneth Stubbs.)