Thread: Mark Sanford

Seems bizarre to me. Not so much the taking time off, but not telling anyone....
Mid-life crisis?

Oh wait...


Missing' Governor Mark Sanford admits affair

Mark Sanford was out of contact with his family and aides for four days
Tom Baldwin, Washington

Mark Sanford, the Republican govenor or South Carolina, finally ended the mystery over a bizarre week-long disappearance by confessing on live television yesterday that he had been having an affair with a woman in Argentina.

mid life crisis!!! blame it on rio

Two more 'family values' politicians bite the dust. You'd think people would have twigged by now.

I don't think Sanford really ran on family values.

Originally Posted by Johnny W

I don't think Sanford really ran on family values.

He's a conservative Republican in a conservative state, I'd imagine (especially when he has to be a hypocrite atop a podium) it's part of the package.

It was weird though, there was the deputy governor Bauer on TV here who seemed very critical of Sanford - what's up with that, tense relationship?

Originally Posted by crooks

He's a conservative Republican in a conservative state, I'd imagine (especially when he has to be a hypocrite atop a podium) it's part of the package.

Not necessarily. Obama is very liberal and socialist but he opposes homosexual marriage.

Originally Posted by crooks

It was weird though, there was the deputy governor Bauer on TV here who seemed very critical of Sanford - what's up with that, tense relationship?

Sanford did a boneheaded thing. People should be critical of him.

There could be something political though. I don't know about SC, but in CA we elect a governor and we elect a lieutenant governor. They don't run on the same ticket. SC could be like this and the lieutenant governor is a democrat.

Originally Posted by crooks

He's a conservative Republican in a conservative state, I'd imagine (especially when he has to be a hypocrite atop a podium) it's part of the package.

It was weird though, there was the deputy governor Bauer on TV here who seemed very critical of Sanford - what's up with that, tense relationship?

My understanding is that his main appeal was lower spending less government.

Heck, he is an Episcopalian, he can't be a family values conservative.

While his post seems to be elected seperatly, he is still a rep, not a dem.

I sort of doubt that Bauer would be much of an improvement. Apparrantly his biggest success was a bill that allows "religous license plate for cars".

Originally Posted by gunnut

Not necessarily. Obama is very liberal and socialist but he opposes homosexual marriage.



Sanford did a boneheaded thing. People should be critical of him.

There could be something political though. I don't know about SC, but in CA we elect a governor and we elect a lieutenant governor. They don't run on the same ticket. SC could be like this and the lieutenant governor is a democrat.

He did not run on the same ticket as Sanford, but he is a republican. As you said, Sanford deserves criticism. But its possible, indeed probable that Bauer wants Sanford to resign so that he can take over as governor.

Originally Posted by Tarek Morgen

While his post seems to be elected seperatly, he is still a rep, not a dem.

I sort of doubt that Bauer would be much of an improvement. Apparrantly his biggest success was a bill that allows "religous license plate for cars".

A bill that Sanford opposed.

Originally Posted by crooks

It was weird though, there was the deputy governor Bauer on TV here who seemed very critical of Sanford - what's up with that, tense relationship?

He did a very bad move. By SC law the gov must appoint the LtGov in charge whenever he leaves or is indisposed.

He didn't do that. The State was without leadership while he was gone. If something had happened , the LtGov did not have the authority to make decisions for the State.

They were playing clips of Sanford slamming Livingstone and calling for him to step down for adultery as well as ads of him talking about raising his 4 boys and his christian family so yeah he was a hypocrite

Now he is comparing his self with King David. And says we all need to get back to work.