Latest admission leads to more calls for Sanford to resign

SC GovernorPressure is mounting on South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford to resign after he admitted this week that he “crossed the lines” with several other women, though he said he never had sex with them. “A lot of us are talking to him behind the scenes in hopes that he’ll make the right decision about what needs to be done,” Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., said today. Sanford says he is trying to reconcile with his wife, but that could be difficult given that he told Associated Press he still loves Maria Belen Chapur, the Argentine woman Sanford called his “soul mate.”

37 Comments

  1. Regular
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 1:22 pm | Permalink

    Yeah Sanford, take a hike, hit the road…

  2. GMC70
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 1:46 pm | Permalink

    South Carolina’s problem. Who cares.

    Next.

  3. JWink
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 1:46 pm | Permalink

    Ye’h Mark Sanford, take a hike, hit the road … move to Argentina tomorrow. Otherwise, this is going to be an ongoing story of star-crossed lovers, similar to Romeo Montague and Juliet Caprulet. Of course, Maria Belen Chapur of Argentina is playing the role of Juliet.

    I wonder if Mark Sanford is fluent in Spanish?

  4. Regular
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 1:48 pm | Permalink

    I wonder if Mark Sanford is fluent in Spanish?

    I heard he plays a mean skin piccolo.

  5. Maggotpunk
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 1:50 pm | Permalink

    You know, the people of South Carolina should have voted for this guy:

    http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/07/01/christian_values_character_honesty.html

    His campaign focuses on Christian values like character and honesty. No way this guy would cheat on his wife.

  6. HappyHeathen
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 2:05 pm | Permalink

    ‘Family Values’ voters taken to the cleaners once again. When will they realize they keep being played by Republicans. Sucker born every minute I guess.

  7. XXX
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 2:24 pm | Permalink

    If you’re committing adultry, you’re a creep and a scumbag regardless of your political belief. Adultry is a serious character flaw and is probably indicative of other flaws. I’d love to whack the Repubs because of Sanford, but seriously, he’s just a garden variety POS and needs to do the right thing for a change…be scarce.

  8. TomPaine
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 2:41 pm | Permalink

    Aparantly Adultery is still a crime on the books in S Carolina, I wonder if any DA’s there have the balls to charge him?

  9. WSClark
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 3:09 pm | Permalink

    What? No mention of Bill Clinton yet?

    You have to admire the restraint of the conservatives.

  10. Regular
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 3:11 pm | Permalink

    Hey Clark, what kind of steak you cooking for me on the 4th? :D

  11. ANTI
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 3:12 pm | Permalink

    WSClark
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 3:09 pm | Permalink
    What? No mention of Bill Clinton yet?
    =======================================

    Bill Clinton.

    ;)

  12. WSClark
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 3:33 pm | Permalink

    “Hey Clark, what kind of steak you cooking for me on the 4th? :D”

    Steaks were for Father’s Day – ribeyes over hickory – they were the best ever.

    Fourth of July? It is against the law to grill anything other than the All-American grill feast/picnic of hamburgers, hot dogs, brats and hot links, with cole slaw, corn on the cob and ‘tater salad on the side, watermelon for desert.

    Fireworks begin at nine.

  13. Regular
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 3:35 pm | Permalink

    Dibs on the brats!

  14. JimJohnson
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 3:40 pm | Permalink

    Character Counts?

    Since when?

  15. gster
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 3:40 pm | Permalink

    WSClark- You dissed my bike and aren’t going to share the brats? That’s COLD!

  16. Jed
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 3:41 pm | Permalink

    So exactly what lines was Sanford crossing with those women? State lines maybe?

  17. WSClark
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 3:50 pm | Permalink

    Okay, this is ridiculous – I tried to make a post about how I liked my brats, since I am part German.

    Four tries and “Your comment is awaiting moderation.”

    This is how I like them……..

    Sauerkr**t.

    Onions.

    Hot mustard.

    Is that okay with the WEBlog software censors?

    Apparently not – blocked again……………

    Sauerkr**t is a bad word.

    For God’s sake, take a hit of Beano and get over it!

  18. WSClark
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 3:52 pm | Permalink

    Bingo!!!!!!!!

    The naughty word was sauerkr**T!!!!!

    Who knew?

    The next time a conservative gives me a hard time, I’m gonna call him a sauerkr**t!!!!!!

    That’ll show ‘em!

  19. Regular
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 3:52 pm | Permalink

    use the @ for the letter a

    sauerkr@ut

  20. WSClark
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 3:56 pm | Permalink

    Listen, you n@asty, right wing CONserv@tive, s@uerkr@ut h@ting, @nti-Germ@an @meric@n yahoo!

    I’ll e@t my br@ts @nyw@y I like.

    D@mn, it, @nyw@y!

  21. Phantom
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 4:07 pm | Permalink

    Sanford sings “Because you’re mine, I almost crossed the line”.

  22. Phantom
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 4:08 pm | Permalink

    Sanford’s latest revellation is he won’t release the records he promised to show he didn’t use State money to see his soulmate mistress.

  23. Phantom
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 4:09 pm | Permalink

    Since his mistress is in reality his soulmate, guess it kind of takes the sleeze factor out of the equation, NOT!

  24. Phantom
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 4:14 pm | Permalink

    I understand Sanford was very voiciferous about Clinton’s little affair, maybe that’s part of the reason cons didn’t throw Clinton out there. Another one of their holierthanthou hypocrites has hit the wall.

  25. Phantom
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 4:15 pm | Permalink

    Come on Sanford is almost crossing the sexual line, first base, second base, or does it turn on what the definition of sex is?

  26. Posted July 1, 2009 at 4:16 pm | Permalink

    According to Mark Sanford an office-holder should be removed from office for such behavior. So, mark Sanford should vote to impeach himself.

  27. Posted July 1, 2009 at 4:18 pm | Permalink

    WSC – I like my brats the same way – with all those expletive-deleteds!

  28. mopar
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 4:19 pm | Permalink

    ‘So, mark Sanford should vote to impeach himself.’

    I think I would have used a word other than impeach.

  29. satatom
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 4:26 pm | Permalink

    Palin/Sanford in 2012!

    The Republican leaders of Family Values.

  30. RFL
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 4:48 pm | Permalink

    Don’t let the door hit ya…

  31. writerdog
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 4:50 pm | Permalink

    A wise man knows not to have an affair in the same town you live. Plus think of all those travel miles he is racking up!

  32. satatom
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 6:14 pm | Permalink

    Yet ANOTHER “famiily values” Republican shining the light on the GOP!!!!!

    WASHINGTON (CNN) — A Duke University official is accused of offering his 5-year-old adopted son for sex on the Internet, according to the FBI and court documents in the case.

    Frank M. Lombard is the associate director of Duke University’s Center for Health Policy.

    Frank M. Lombard, 42, was arrested last week at his home in Durham, North Carolina. During an Internet chat, Lombard allegedly offered the child to the person he was chatting with, who was a task force officer from Washington’s Metropolitan Police, the FBI said in a statement.

  33. BlueJay
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 7:21 pm | Permalink

    He CAN’T resign.

    This is too much fun!

    In the same interview, he was waxing nostalgic about his Argentinian lover!

    There is SO much more he can do.

    Maybe next, he’ll let himself be dry humped by a water buffalo!

  34. YellowdogLiberal
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 9:17 pm | Permalink

    This is the worst mid-life crisis I have ever seen. He shuda just bought a bright red Porsche. Would have been cheaper than this is going to end up being once the divorce lawyers get through with it.

    Dennis

  35. Jed
    Posted July 2, 2009 at 1:12 am | Permalink

    Whatever happened to “Buy American?”

  36. Phantom
    Posted July 2, 2009 at 7:14 am | Permalink

    Give the guy a break, he was just working on improving international relations or is it relationships?

  37. Monkeyhawk
    Posted July 3, 2009 at 3:22 pm | Permalink

    Hell, I’ve got nothin’ for this thread.

    Just playing WE Blog bingo.