SC GOP leader wants unfaithful gov's resignation

[raccoon]

Source: Associated Press

By JIM DAVENPORT, Associated Press Writer – 22 mins ago

COLUMBIA, S.C. – A top South Carolina Republican leader says philandering Gov. Mark Sanford should resign and practice the philosophy he's preached of holding GOP leaders accountable.

Glenn McCall is one of the state's two national representatives to the Republican National Committee. He's also a county party chairman and said Thursday that party members want Sanford out.

McCall says Sanford repeatedly has said party leaders should be held accountable for not upholding the GOP's principles. And McCall says the married father of four should be held to the same standard.

The governor returned Wednesday from an international trip to see his mistress in Argentina. Hours later he publicly revealed that he's been having an affair for the past year.



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I'm glad somebody spoke out on this.

If you or I went AWOL our job for 6 days, our arses would be fired. No discussion. Gone and that's it.

Why not hold our elected officials equally accountable?

[saigon68]

1. Like the shit he said about Clinton getting a Lewinsky

QUESTION: What about impeachment? Was impeachment the-- looking back, was that the work-- the necessary work of Conservatives and the Conservative movement? Or was that a detour and a distraction from what Conservatives really should've been-- been doing at that time.

SANFORD: It was blown into a huge constitutional issue which if a president's lying, it's a big deal. It is a constitutional issue. But it missed the larger point of human nature. You ask any guy, particularly one in office, you've been screwing around on your wife -- maybe there's 1 percent or maybe there's 2 percent or maybe there's 5 percent. But 95 percent of the time, whoever it is, is gonna say 'no.' And so, I think the public said no matter what Clinton did, whether he did or he didn't do whatever it was that happened with Monica Lewinsky, is that guy gonna stand up and admit it. They said no, he's not.

QUESTION: And so -- I think it -- it-- it -- there was a disconnect between supposedly a constitutional issue and just a real sort of common sense, common nature -- recognition of the American public, saying -- what do they expect this guy to say? Not -- and -- and so, I think we got bogged down probably in retrospect in the whole impeachment thing.

SANFORD: The conservatism, if you -- if you boil it down to the absolute basic, it is about maximizing individual liberty, maximizing individual freedom, of preserving a political system wherein one is able to make free decisions, some of which will be stupid, some of which will be smart and to live with the consequences of those decisions. And, and so I, I think we took ultimately the eye off the ball. It was important. I can't even remember the details of the debate. It seemed awfully important at the time. But in terms of the real march of conservatism, was it really related. No, I don't think so.

[saigon68]

3. Also the Mother Fucker said this

The standard Sanford has set for other politicians over the years has been fairly high. A member of the House of Representatives during the heyday of the Clinton-Lewinsky affair, he was often a harsh critic of the president for his marital misconduct.

This is "very damaging stuff," Sanford declared at one point, when details of Clinton's conduct became known. "I think it would be much better for the country and for him personally (to resign)... I come from the business side," he said. "If you had a chairman or president in the business world facing these allegations, he'd be gone."

Explaining his decision to back impeachment articles against Clinton, he added, "I think what he did in this matter was reprehensible... I feel very comfortable with my vote."

And toward the end of the saga, he insisted that Clinton could not operate with any effectiveness because he'd been untruthful.

"The issue of lying is probably the biggest harm, if you will, to the system of Democratic government, representatives government, because it undermines trust," he told CNN. "And if you undermine trust in our system, you undermine everything."

[BOSSHOG]

2. McCall insists on a republican who is a little more discreet with his affairs

"GOP'S PRINICIPLES." I need a laugh this afternoon

[Ian David]

4. No! NO!!! Sanford needs to stay in office and run for President in 2012! n/t

[jmowreader]

8. No he shouldn't...

I want the fucking Repukes to have to run a city councilman in 2012.

[Ian David]

10. We want him to at least make it to the Primary! n/t

[No Elephants]

5. Democrats should don red and stage a Sanford for President rally..

[saigon68]

6. They should bring the flag of Argentina

[sarcasmo]

7. I am kicking every Sanford story to the top, we can't let this die.

[JayMusgrove]

9. OH the poor Governor.

He's not liked by Republicans or Democrats or Independents now.

And this is one of the BEST the Republican Party had to suggest as a Presidential Candidate?

How about we arrest the Governor for derrilliction of duty? How about we send that man to the worst prison in SC once convicted.