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Time for Sanford to go ... really

South Carolina Ethics Commission tags Gov. Mark Sanford for 37 alleged violations.

Most of them sound like Mike Easley stuff.

Only partially addressed is going AWOL to Argentina for rendezvous with girfriend. That's not the sort of thing anyone could pin on Easley, who was devoted to his wife ... to a fault.

The S.C. legislature should have considered impeaching Sanford for his way-south-of-the-border escapade ... when he told everyone he was hiking the App Trail. He never informed the lieutenant governor, who should have been empowered to act as governor in case of an emergency but would have been clueless while Sanford was pursuing his South American paramour.

These charges should trigger new calls for Sanford to resign. But, since he obviously has no idea how to do the decent thing, further legal action will be required to get him out of office.

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Posted by Doug Clark on Monday, November 23, 2009 at 2:52 pm

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Interested

November 23, 2009 - 3:19 pm EST

One has to wonder why he does not just go on his merry way. The governor's mansion can no longer be considered a stepping stone to higher office for this man. I understand wanting to teach your children to not quit when the going gets tough, but there are other issues here. Taxpayer money that would be better spent on more pressing needs will instead be spent pursuing this issue further. Legislators attention will be diverted from the state's business. His issues will again be splashed in the news for his family to endure. Enough already! Pack your bags!

tonymo

November 23, 2009 - 3:29 pm EST

Agreed that Sanford should go. I guess that means that Rangel, Dodd, Waters, Conrad, Burriss, Murtha, and everyone lying about the cost of the health care "reform" legislation, any anyone taking a bribe for HER vote should also go!

Doug

November 23, 2009 - 3:45 pm EST

Personal enrichment in exchange for a vote is illegal. Getting something of value for your state or district in exchange for your vote is politics.

There might be 500+ senators and representatives "lying" about the cost of health-care reform if you count all those understating or overstating the cost, either intentionally or because they really have no clue.

Doug Johnson

November 24, 2009 - 5:58 am EST

Did not read any outcry about Easley!
Will maybe a little in N@O.
Wonder when I am going to read about Perdue and the Patron Theatre?
My guess never, except in the Carolina Journal!
Interesting, if ever one wasting taxpayers money was run out of Raleigh, it would be a ghost town.
You just do not hear much about it.
Like our latest medicaid fraud. Keep up the good work Perdue, Tennessee will love the money you sent them.