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July 7, 2009 12:07 AM

S.C. Republicans Censure Sanford

Posted by Ken Millstone
(AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastian)
South Carolina's top Republicans voted overwhelmingly to censure Gov. Mark Sanford – who admitted to a lengthy affair with an Argentine woman – but fell well short of calling for his resignation.

The state's GOP executive committee met for about three hours Monday. Twenty-two members supported the censure. Ten voted to call for his resignation and nine others voted against any reprimand.

In a statement, Sanford says he appreciates the party's position and will continue to work to earn back its trust, the Associated Press reported.

The governor has said repeatedly that he will serve his remaining 18 months in office.

Some members of the state's Republican party reportedly do not want Sanford to resign because they wish to compete for the governor's mansion in 2011 and the state's current lieutenant governor, Andre Bauer, might have an advantage in running for reelection as the incumbent governor.
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by hungry1968-16 July 7, 2009 2:36 PM EDT
by jerryweb July 7, 2009 9:27 AM PDT
If he gets her pregnant do you think she should have an abortion?






Nope.

The mistress and the child should move into Sanford's house, and he should raise the child the way ALL CHRISTIANS believe that children should be raised - by a mom AND a dad.

THOSE are conservative "family values", and he should live under them, or admit that he's a hypocrite.




I would DIE LAUGHING if it turned out he did knock her up, though I'm sure he would pay for the abortion himself before it ever became public.
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by mattcat25 July 7, 2009 1:39 PM EDT
Sandford should not only be censured in front the Assembly body but, he should also be made to stand in the town square with his arms and head locked in a stalk. Then, the Assembly Leader should tickle him with a Game Bird Feather! Since (Mark Sanford) is already the laughing stock of the entire Nation not to mention possibly the entire WORLD!
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by hungry1968-16 July 7, 2009 1:16 PM EDT
by jerryweb July 7, 2009 9:24 AM PDT
Governor Sandford need to resign immediately or bbe impeached.






The republican majority government of South Carolina wants nothing to do with impeaching him.

As usual, their answer is: "Let's not act on it. We'll wait it out and see if it goes away."

Just like they want to do with health care and our nation's economic implosion.


(But they sure are ready to jump into a war with Iran over their elections, aren't they?!?!)
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by jerryweb July 7, 2009 12:27 PM EDT
If he gets her pregnant do you think she should have an abortion?
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by jerryweb July 7, 2009 12:24 PM EDT
Governor Sandford need to resign immediately or bbe impeached.
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by saturn05 July 7, 2009 11:23 AM EDT
He is a pathetic slob. He is not good looking and he is a low-life. His wife isn't much better...forgive, I don't think so. She just doesn't want to lose the prestige.
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by pjk12354 July 7, 2009 10:01 AM EDT
Along with censuring Mark Sanford, he should also be castrated.
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by hungry1968-16 July 7, 2009 11:15 AM EDT
Wow!!!

Where do live?

Pakistan's swat valley or Tehran?!?!
by dartplayer501 July 7, 2009 9:22 AM EDT
Irony. The leading light of the GOP "base" (other than His Holiness Chairman Limpbore of course), Gov. Sarah Palin quits after having done 2/3 of a job in Alaska. Gov. Sanford of South Carolina commits sins far greater than those for which the GOP lynched (sorry, impeached) Pres. Clinton, and he stays in the job. Where's it going to end??!!
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by timothyjo July 7, 2009 9:16 AM EDT
look these republicians need to get on same page! Palin says staying is easy way out ! so she takes hard way goes fishing leaving her state in a mess as most republicianass do .NOW SANFORD SAYS LEAVING IS easy WAY out SO HE IS STAYING who is right here sanford the lieing ,cheating thieving man stays and the stupid (R) gov leaves?
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by hungry1968-16 July 7, 2009 8:04 AM EDT
Typical of the republican party and their "solution" to a problem: do nothing.

Sounds like their position on fixing America's health care and economic problems too: condemn them as "broken", but they don't propose any solutions to the problem(s).
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