Hell of a good question on the mansion, MBP. He probably thought it was easier, but, yeah, unfortunately, she should be the one leaving, legally.

I never really saw him as a contender for the WH, as so many other conservatives seemed to think, Raven. He seemed to be the same old wishy washy Republicrat, who mouths conservative platitudes, but, was really Democrat Lite. He should resign, as, as you put it, if he can’t be trusted to be true to his wife and family….

Laws? Depends upon who you’re saying that too. Religious people will bash this idiOt forever or until he asks for forgiveness. They have to. It’s in their Book of Life.

He is a hypocrite of almost the highest order…and so typical of the new breed of conservatives I see lately. It shames me to no end to admit this drama queen weak willed wussy of a man was ever seriously a contender for ANY office. White House? Forget it. His romps in his mistresses’ house better have sealed his fate.

His wife has every right to boot his ass out on the street and we can bet he isn’t on a street where he belongs. But I’m reading today the two are back together, trying to “mend” their “marriage” which, in my opinion, was, is and always will be a sham. Yes, I do hold my elected morons to a higher standard. Problem is, none of my friends have ever stooped to this level. Perhaps it should be stated better- I hold my elected reps to a lower standard.

It seems to me that is what many on the right are doing. They are lowering the standards, making excuses and letting this pass with no real demand for Sanford to do the right thing (resign and move on to the sunset).

The problem for Sanford is that people like to hold their leaders to higher standards than they themselves would. Joe punch clock tapping a piece on the side is one thing, but we expect that our leaders would have more respect for their family/partner. Also, if they are willing to lie and cheat on their spouse, what would they be willing to lie to their constituents about? Unfortunately, team elephant does hold their leaders to a higher standard. Team donkey would have already released a statement that said, “it’s just sex”. So while I am disgusted at the lack of respect that Sanford has for his wife, I wouldn’t be calling for his resignation if I were a resident of SC, at least not at this point. The thing that is really more troubling is that he just took off without leaving a contingency plan for who is running the show while he is not around.

A better question is why does he have to leave the Governor’s mansion? I mean, isn’t it HIS mansion (I know, I know, it is really the people’s house and he gets the privilege of living there). It isn’t the Governor’s Wife’s mansion, or the Governor’s family’s mansion. Can he really be kicked out by his wife? If anyone has to leave, shouldn’t it be his wife?