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Despite calls for his resignation, Governor Mark Sanford of
The affair is not so much the problem, as the Governor's lack of intelligent discretion in handling the matter.
Governor Sanford also admitted that he had used state money, to fund his trips to see his mistress.
It does not work that way, for most of us. If you dance to the music, you have to pay the piper. Governor Sanford seems to think, he is one of those special people, who does not have to be accountable or suffer repercussions for his actions. He is said to be a great governor and extremely fiscally responsible; but how fiscally responsible could he have been, with his hand in the till?
Mrs. Sanford found out about the affair, when she found a love letter, the Governor had written to his mistress. Despite his wife's pleadings, Sandford continued in an affair the threatened to destroy his marriage, his family and his career. The extent of the Governor's disconnect from his family, was displayed in his continued absence even during Father's Day.
It was very telling to see that Jenny Sanford did not, "stand by her man," like so many politicians wives had done in the past. It is always so painful to see these women, standing next to their cheating spouses, pretending that all has been forgiven and forgotten. I predict that Mrs. Sanford's courage will set a precedent and in the future, fallen politicians will stand alone as they explain to the press and the public their misdeeds.
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"if he is impeached"
Ever call in sick Pam ?
Get a life.
He got laid.
BFD
I applaud Karen Sanford. She did right, let the fool stand by himself. Please show my granddaughters how to be a strong Woman.
Where were the calls for resignation when Clinton used the people's house on the taxpayer's time for his infidelities? Hypocrites!
who cares?
Most people have affairs now. This is just an excuse to try to get him to resign.
Embezzlement: The act of dishonestly appropriating or secreting assets, usually financial in nature, by one or more individuals to whom such assets have been entrusted.
This guy should be castigated for his blatant hypocrisy and thinks the rules do not apply to him. he should resign as he is a real scumbag. Probably doin 10 year olds and with a handful of viagra , these republicans are known for this of late.
Needs to resign as he misused public funds. To return the funds after he is caught is useless. What if he was not caught then the tax payer would be the one to foot expenses of hi trip overseas.
Sanford stole money from the State....that is a fact. Sanford left the USA without the proper transfer of power to his Lt. Gov.
The Governor is the States only legal authority to call out the National Guard in an emergency. If we had another 911 at the time Sanford was missing then what would have happened...no one in the State with the legal authority to call up the National Guard.
Sanford is irresponsible and cannot be relied upon to take care of the State of South Carolina.
You guys are funny. "Who cares if he had an affair!?" Well, the columist here agrees with you on that point. What she doesn't agree with is that he misused public funds and failed to fullfill the most basic duties of his office. So answer that charge, not the one that hasn't been made. Heck, she didn't even go into the hypocrisy of it all.
And references to her race and gender say more about you than it does about her.
Let's say the Gov is not a "politician", but a regular Joe.
Mark S: So, like I didn't go to work for 4 days and then I just come in like nothin's happenin, and like my boss goes "You're fired!!!" and I'm like, 'but I'm in loooove and had to go to South America and get laid by this hot chick' and then the boss is like, "Why didn't you say so, dude? no problem. It's not like you were AWOL for no reason". But like some of my coworkers are not cool with that at all cause they're like all workin hard and puttin in for their time off. They're just haters...
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