Poll: 50% of South Carolinians say Sanford should resign
posted at 4:59 pm on June 25, 2009 by Allahpundit
42 percent say he should stay, the rest are undecided. Honestly, I don’t know why he didn’t quit yesterday. He’s a lame duck with one year left in his term and no hope of higher office. He admitted to the reporter who caught him at the airport that he more or less hates his job these days. Why stay on? Resign and go home to work on your marriage or else file the divorce papers and move to Buenos Aires to live the life.
Here’s video of Krauthammer from last night’s Special Report aptly characterizing Sanford’s hopes of an intercontinental affair as “sort of insane” given his public prominence. He didn’t know the half of it: According to Politico, Sanford was planning to stay fully 10 days in Buenos Aires, not six, and if you believe TMZ, he and his mistress were very publicly flaunting their affection for each other at local bars. Maybe Kraut’s right; maybe Sanford had some bizarre sublimated wish to get caught. Or maybe he was just so moony in love that he wasn’t thinking clearly. Or, a third possibility, maybe his personal quirkiness somehow added up to being one of the most inept philanderers ever.
Only one thing’s clear at this point: Pretty much everyone in America’s dying to see photos of the mistress to make their own personal “was she worth it?” judgment. Well, here you go. Let the judgments begin!
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Well, what’s even more sickening about this fraud…from the link I posted above…it seems that all of the sudden he loves being Governor of SC…after abandoning his post for a planned 10 day fling with his floosy…completely disregarding his oath and going incommunicado, in blatent disregard of the state constitution..now all of the sudden he’s going to weather the storm. Every day he remains in office now is a slap in the face to the voters of SC who have supported him…like me. Resigning is the only honorable course and yet he’s fighting it. That says it all.
AUINSC on June 25, 2009 at 8:41 PM
Bumped from the headlines by Michael Jackson… Sanford must be the luckiest guy on earth.
PoodleSkirt on June 25, 2009 at 8:50 PM
AUINSC on June 25, 2009 at 8:41 PM
ok your up set i can see that, i’m not try’in to pick a fight, alls i’m say’in is wait and see what happens..
SHARPTOOTH on June 25, 2009 at 8:50 PM
Yes I am…but not at you…or anybody who happens to disagree. I’m mad at him.
AUINSC on June 25, 2009 at 8:59 PM
Why does adultery destroy the careers of politicians like Sanford, Spitzer, Edwards…
while apparently enhancing the careers of Follywood stars like Jolie, Pitt?
jgapinoy on June 25, 2009 at 8:59 PM
AUINSC on June 25, 2009 at 8:59 PM
your from sc right…
SHARPTOOTH on June 25, 2009 at 9:00 PM
Fixed.
jgapinoy on June 25, 2009 at 9:01 PM
Alabama originally, but live here now, yes.
AUINSC on June 25, 2009 at 9:04 PM
This whole episode is too familiar…
http://jgapinoy.blogspot.com/2008/03/spitzer-spirals-downward-lessons-for.html
jgapinoy on June 25, 2009 at 9:04 PM
I wasn’t insinuating that he should, only that he left himself wide open on the financial thing when he was financially able to not have that happen. I don’t care whether he stays in office or resigns.
a capella on June 25, 2009 at 9:06 PM
From the start of this I thought it had to be either a nervous break down or a girl.
Should he resign? I don’t think he’ll have much choice. He was awol from his duties and lied about it. Being in love with another woman is not exactly a good reason to take taxpayer money for a secret rendevous. How can he be trusted in the future?
Miss Molly on June 25, 2009 at 9:11 PM
AUINSC on June 25, 2009 at 9:04 PM
i guess it hits closer to home for you.
SHARPTOOTH on June 25, 2009 at 9:27 PM
I know your question might be largely rhetorical, but here is my two cents anyway.
Entertainers are supposed to entertain us, living in a world all their own. When they fall it’s yesterdays news and good for the tabloid sales.
Politicians, on the other hand, are supposed to serve us. If a politician can’t be trusted to hold true to the contract he made with his/her spouse then how can he be trusted to take care of the business of the people?
I’m not necessarily saying that having an affair impacts their ability to govern, but it does prove them to be a liar on some level and is distracting on all levels once found out. The aftermath is messier when one serves vs. entertains.
Miss Molly on June 25, 2009 at 10:03 PM
Resign POS. Dead Rinos on display. Dead meat dead votes. Kill them.
Coronagold on June 25, 2009 at 10:10 PM
There’s no reason to vote guys like this into power. I know I know, hindsight is 20/20. But damn, use judgment.
Coronagold on June 25, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Wow. 10:30 is kill zone. Never thought it.
Coronagold on June 25, 2009 at 10:38 PM
And I agree…. he’s done…. resign and let someone else have a chance.
We have Vitter and I’ve been calling for his resignation for a while.
roux on June 25, 2009 at 10:47 PM
The people of SC shouldn’t point fingers at people who made big mistakes… McCain won SC in the primaries – which was one of the key victories to him gaining the nomination.
popularpeoplesfront on June 25, 2009 at 11:26 PM
You’ve managed to add absolutely nothing to this conversation…but your name says it all anyway.
AUINSC on June 25, 2009 at 11:32 PM
50% of South Carolinian’s can’t read or write.
Jeff from WI on June 25, 2009 at 11:43 PM
Uh huh…and you know this how again, genius?
AUINSC on June 25, 2009 at 11:45 PM
But of course, you dipsh*ts from WI wound of with a Democrat for Governor…good job there ‘Jeff the Reader/Writer’.
AUINSC on June 25, 2009 at 11:52 PM
Agreed..Too many damned union idiots here.
I actually like S.C. THe people look interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnJRFRd8lEo
Jeff from WI on June 26, 2009 at 12:30 AM
sorry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btd6cpq03Gg&feature=related
Jeff from WI on June 26, 2009 at 12:32 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRyIMqXA_o8&feature=related
Jeff from WI on June 26, 2009 at 12:34 AM
Fox News has a newly found video of Sanford’s Argentine love at their website. I can see why he fell head over heels for her. Very Hot Latina!
sarahpalinfan99 on June 26, 2009 at 2:19 AM
Looks like he has a bright future as a poet or speech writer for Obama!
Cybergeezer on June 26, 2009 at 8:05 AM
I think this was all part a master plan to take the Sails away from Obama’s Infomercial on State Run Healthcare.
Sanford caught cheating? – Check!
Death of Farrah Fawcett? – Check!
Death of Michael Jackson? – Check!
Obama overshadowed in media? – Check!
Rove you magnificent bastard!
What’s next?
Scorched_Earth on June 26, 2009 at 8:06 AM
Especially when your driving style consists of thrashing from one ditch to the other.
spmat on June 26, 2009 at 9:14 AM
50% my butt, they must be talking to the black caucus in the state. He is a good governor and just because he does not want federal stuff to be crammed down the throats of SC citizens he is a bad man, BS. This is a private matter.
The real issue is how a Governor can get on a public plane with a public purchased ticket and go to another country and Homeland doesn’t know anything?
Is our homeland security been broken this much that they can’t find someone and he isn’t hiding? This should be the prime concern of the day….
workingforpigs on June 26, 2009 at 11:14 AM
The failure of the homeland security should be in question now and should be investigated, NOW. If you can get out this easy, you can get in this easy too… Why is this???
We are not safe, now are we.
workingforpigs on June 26, 2009 at 11:16 AM
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