Jenny Sanford, wife of Gov. Mark Sanford, gives the press a few brief words from the car and sets a new standard for class and presence by a political wife (whose husband did his best to blow up his career and family life). She was not about to go to his confessional press conference yesterday and now we see why. This is one grounded lady who is not about to be humiliated in public.

She cares about her kids, family and “the character of her children.” She has faith and friends, and will work on her marriage because she believes in marriage.  His career is “of no concern” to her. She may or may not continue to make a life with him. She’ll “not only survive but thrive” either way, she says. A little joke for the press (“I wish we had room for you all on the boat but we do not!”) and off she drives. To boot, she looked tan and beautiful.

Well, that’s the perfect revenge. Is there anyone in America who views that and doesn’t think what a complete jerk he is? I think the combination of infidelity, misuse of government funds and general flakiness ends his public career. But maybe she’s got one.