Pressure grows for Sanford resignation; Update: DeMint hints that it’s time
Pressure grows for Sanford resignation; Update: DeMint hints that it’s time
HOT AIR
Governor Mark Sanford’s seemingly unending series of confessions have produced new pressure from his allies to leave office. At least eight conservative Republican legislators in South Carolina have openly demanded his resignation after more details of Sanford’s indiscretions on public money came to light:
Six of 27 members of the conservative Senate Republican Caucus Tuesday night issued a letter calling on Gov. Mark Sanford to resign.
Two additional senators considered among Sanford’s staunchest allies, also said they want him to resign though they did not sign the letter. Two other senior senators who spoke to the State said Tuesday’s revelations moved them closer to asking Sanford to step down.
The letter was crafted by Senate Majority Leader Harvey Peeler, R-Cherokee, and was circulated among Senate Republicans on Tuesday. …
Martin’s reaction came after Sanford told The Associated Press he had more romantic meetings with his Argentinian lover, Maria Belen Chapur, than he previously admitted, including two trysts in New York.
Sanford told the news agency he also had “crossed the line” with other women.
I’d make a point about being the first to cast stones, but in this case, Sanford’s tossing them at himself. He seems unable to keep from holding confessionals with the media, giving bizarre details about line-crossing that recalls nothing so much as high-school boys using baseball analogies to describe their dating activities. The issue has become less one of a betrayal of public trust than of public embarrassment for South Carolina Republicans.
I’m giving him until July 15th.
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