Tag: South Carolina

Isn’t It Romantic?

Filed in National by on July 1, 2009 18 Comments

Lost in all the hubbub yesterday was the newest Mark Sanford revelations: South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he “crossed lines” with a handful of women other than his mistress – but never had sex with them. The governor says he “never crossed the ultimate line” with anyone but Maria Belen Chapur, the Argentine at […]

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Sanford’s Been A Naughty Boy

Filed in National by on June 29, 2009 8 Comments

Oh, Mark Sanford, why won’t you let me ignore you? The State newspaper has a timeline out on the uncovering of the Mark Sanford affair, with some new juicy tidbits. A reporter called a Sanford staffer, saying the paper had e-mails that outlined an affair between the governor and Maria. Unless Sanford would address the […]

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Delusions of Grandeur

Filed in National by on June 26, 2009 13 Comments

Mark Sanford explains his refusal to resign as governor of South Carolina in Biblical terms. King David didn’t resign after the Bathsheba affair did he? In case you thought it was some kind of accident, Sanford restated his analogy in a press release. Late Update: In a statement issued after the meeting, Sanford doubled down […]

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Should Sanford Resign?

Filed in National by on June 25, 2009 41 Comments

Soon we’re going to start hearing calls for Sanford to resign, if they haven’t started already. I just want to give one liberal’s perspective on public/private behavior of elected officials. Sanford: I think he should resign. Lest I be accused of being a hypocrite about the Clinton impeachment (I thought it was bogus), let me […]

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Sanford Makes Ensign Look Smart In Comparison

Filed in National by on June 23, 2009 23 Comments

South Carolina governor Mark Sanford’s disappearing act just keeps getting stranger and stranger. Let’s count the evolving stories: 1) Sanford is missing and not even his wife knows where he is, but she’s not worried because he’s writing 2) Sanford’s cell phone is last located in Atlanta 3) Sanford’s aides say they talked to him, […]

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SC Governor on Walkabout?

Filed in National by on June 22, 2009 15 Comments

If your governor goes missing for 4 day and no one notices, what does that mean? Presidential hopeful Mark Sanford is apparently missing and no one knows where he is. The whereabouts of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) “have been unknown to state officials since Thursday, and some state leaders are questioning who is […]

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