Will Governor Sanford Step Down?

reminds me of Lombardi who said the fine for curfew was 10k, but if she was worth it to call him and he'd join you. well the fine should be he steps down, and I hope she was worth it.

This man victimizes his wife and family every time he opens his mouth and describes his sordid, selfish affair as a "love story". hopefully his wife kicks him to the curb

He is a total scumbag, needs to resign. Yes I hope she is worth it, but in the future after his wife divorces him and he marries the trollop (good word isn't it?) he will see her in her natural state, bags under the eyes, fat around the middle and let's see if he doesn't regret doing the right thing at the right time. It always comes back to bite you in the butt.

A lot of people experience midlife crisis, but generally not in public. He needs to hire a good doctor as he may be having a nervous breakdown.

It's amazing the sympathy male reporters show him, and striking how different the responses women in general are.

Men seem blind or dismissive of the brutal insensitivity of his comments in regards to his "soulmate" and how badly they reflect on his wife.

Nothing says a divorce is the only solution left to her, regardless of his stated desires to save his marriage.

It will be a sad thing indeed if Ms. Standford allows this. For she will condemn herself willingly to a loveless marriage.

If his wife can't trust him, who can?

Sanford is not qualified to be Governor.

Sanford should be impeached.

Even without his sordid affairs he wasn't doing his duty to the State of S Carolina.

What he did was wrong... no question... but can't help wondering if this would have been revealed had he accepted federal bailout dollars?

The man should resign. It is not a matter of whether he committed adultery or not. He shirked his responsibility as governor and now sounds like some love lost school boy. He is an embarrassment to the state and will be totally ineffective going forward. He should resign....but I doubt he will...his ego won't let him.

Oh yeah jimrogers, it's all because he didn't want to accept bailout money! Stupid response! He got caught....He's an idot and his ego is bigger than the state of S.C. I hope his wife drags him thru the #########! How dare he say "I'm going to try to fall back in love with my wife". He'd have 2 black eyes if he were married to me!

I have been through something similar. It is a huge public embarrassment to her and her children, and if she stays with him, it will be loveless, and the kids will see and feel THAT more than if she throws in the towel and creates a life for herself separate than him. She is adorable. He has slapped her so publicly, I do not see how she would be able to stay in that "marriage" now, even if she had wanted to try.

Considering Sanford "stepped out", he should now "step down." Also, someone should tell Sanford to shut up. He seems to be his own worst enemy.

Oh my goodness, Sanford needs to shut up! He needs to resign as Governor and move to Argentina to live with his "soulmate". Mrs. Sanford would be an absolute fool to take him back, she would never be able to trust him again and being intimate with him would never be the same. However, Lorena Bobbitt's name does come to mind. "Love hath no fury like a woman scorned"

A few gentle questions for sharon, who wrote critically of Sanford's Argentine lover: is it really fair, or even relevant, to attack a person who is *not* a public figure, who does *not* have any public duty or responsibilities? And is it fair, or even true, to talk about "baggy" etc." I suspect that under US libel laws, to call her a trollop is legally actionable, since, according to the online Merriam-Webster dictionary, a "trollop" is defined as "a vulgar or disreputable woman ; especially : one who engages in sex promiscuously or for money." As far as I know, there's no indication she's promiscuous nor that she has prostituted herself, as defined above. ("Pay for play.") The *Governor* is the issue, though the problems this introduces into his personal life aren't our business, in my view. Arguably, given that I'm not from his state, I have little legitimate interest in the public part of this episode, yet on one plane, we all do. The man is a Governor, which is a pretty darned important position. In the context of his official duties, his having an affair is utterly beside the point. His deceiving his staff about his whereabouts is the legitimate public issue (and, should it turn out he used public resources for his tryst, that'll be a legitimate issue for the citizens of South Carolina -- and maybe the FBI). I'm surprised he hasn't resigned already; he's quickly, in my eyes, becoming the same as former Senator Stevens of Alaska, who stubbornly held onto his senate seat, long after any effectiveness he had was destroyed by his sordid behavior. New point, new poster: jimrogers, joker was absolutely right to call you out about your comment, particularly the part of it that reads "but can't help wondering if this would have been revealed had he accepted federal bailout dollars?" Talk about a VERY thinly veiled attack on the Democrats for sure and perhaps the President in particular, though that's not explicit in your, um, "contribution to the discussion." I'm not saying one way or the other whether I like the Democrats and/or the President, dislike them, or don't give a hoot -- that's beside the point. This story is about Governor SANFORD, not the federal bailout money (which, by the way, the Governor finally did have to accept when forced to do so by the courts), nor, by extention given the obvious real intent of your comment, the Democrats. There are a gazillion stories and places all over the Internet where you can quite appropriately make such observations; why not visit those?

The relevant issue is that he was out of reach for several days without informing government officials. What if there had been a tornado, hurricane, or other disaster? Sure, he has the right to some time off, but why can't he call the office?

It's apparent people of power too often think they are above anything as small as responsibilities to those who elected them. I'm not especially concerned about the indiscretion but the negligence is important.

The apology is baseless and unconvincing, especially when he keeps blabbing about his "soul mate" in Argentina. I'd have a modicum of respect for him had it at least been honest enough to say, "I'm truly sorry I got caught." Apologies a day after the mistake are not very sincere to my way of thinking.

Carol's post is right on target and says whatever need be commented upon this still another sordid tale of political misconduct.

As a woman, I could not love or respect him because of his feelings for the other woman - his public declaration of love. Perhaps there could be an 'open marriage' until the kids are grown ... that is an option but love him again pre-soul mate, that wouldn't be possible for me. He fell in love with someone else - he lied over a long period of time - he abandoned his state responsibilities - he really messed up badly. The religious quotes and Jenny Sanford's 'good Christian womanly' behavior is quite sickening given the circumstances. Yes, I could forgive him but I could never sleep with him again no matter how many times he said he was sorry. Sometimes it is better to end the marriage for everyone concerned, including the children. There is nothing worse than a martyr and that is what Jenny Sanford sounds like right now. My heart goes out to her for the difficult decision she has to make.