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1. #1
   On August 28th, 2009 at 2:56 pm, pecze said:

   It makes me wonder if there are any politicians left who are truly there to serve their constituents vs. their massive egos.

2. #2
   On August 28th, 2009 at 2:57 pm, et said:

   Gov. Sanford’s theme song by The Moody Blues GO NOW.

3. #3
   On August 28th, 2009 at 2:57 pm, cabrerski said:

   Even the Silk Pony had the decency to hide when his discretions were aired out. This guy is a certified nut job.

4. #4
   On August 28th, 2009 at 2:58 pm, rfjjulie said:

   Yet another example of a pathetic pol. Will it ever stop? We have to remove everyone that is up for re-election in 2010.

5. #5
   On August 28th, 2009 at 3:03 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

   Let’s make it a 2-fer. Impeach David Vitter! Conservatives, clean your house and start the movement NOW!

6. #6
   On August 28th, 2009 at 3:04 pm, txvet2 said:

   If this were on DU or Kos, I’d tell you what you could do with your whining about Vitter. Unfortunately, Michelle is a lady and she doesn’t allow that kind of language.

7. #7
   On August 28th, 2009 at 3:05 pm, spaceycakes said:

   what kind of female would want him or want to keep him?

8. #8
   On August 28th, 2009 at 3:05 pm, txvet2 said:

   Besides, I never heard you whine about Kennedy and his womanizing, or Dodd and his “waitress sandwiches”, you hypocritical dolt.

9. #9
   On August 28th, 2009 at 3:07 pm, txvet2 said:

   Sanford is obviously not thinking clearly. All he has to do is change his party affiliation to Democrat, and everything will be forgiven – at least by RSS.

10. #10
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:11 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    Sanford is obviously not thinking clearly. All he has to do is change his party affiliation to Democrat, and everything will be forgiven – at least by RSS.

    Let’s try an apples-to-apples comparison. Elliott Spitzer gets caught up in a prostitution ring, and he has to resign because his party abandoned him. David Vitter gets caught up in TWO prostitution rings, and he still has a job because Republicans said “oh um shame um” and forgot about it.

11. #11
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:23 pm, TooMuchTime said:

    Let’s make it a 2-fer. Impeach David Vitter! Conservatives, clean your house and start the movement NOW!

    Hey! Libtards! Clean you house NOW! Impeach Charlie Rangell, Hillary Clinton, Bill Richardson, etc.

    Come on libtards! Do it NOW! You missed your chance with the “Liar of the Senate,” Teddy Kennedy. Don’t let this opportunity pass! Impeach them before they die!

12. #12
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:27 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:23 pm, TooMuchTime said:

    (deflects own problem)

13. #13
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:28 pm, Elm Creek Smith said:

    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:03 pm, Red State Skeptic said:
    Let’s make it a 2-fer. Impeach David Vitter! Conservatives, clean your house and start the movement NOW!

    Sure. Just as soon as Barney Frank gets impeached for having a homosexual prostitution ring run out of his basement.

    “Sauce for the goose, Mister Saavik.”

    ECS

14. #14
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:30 pm, gdpmumin said:

    Let’s get the comparisons right. Prostitution rings are illegal. Having an extra-marital affair, while disgusting and certainly the behavior of a scum bag, are not illegal. And, again, there has been no proof (yet) that he “abused taxpayer funds.” In fact, all official inquiries into such allegations have cleared Sanford. Did he abuse taxpayer funds by flying first-class? What governor doesn’t fly first-class?

    I repeat my argument that nothing–absolutely nothing–good for the citizens of South Carolina comes from Sanford’s resignation. Especially when the likes of Andre Bauer and others are waiting in the wings to take over. Their rise to power will only hurt South Carolinians.

    If those who are trying to force Sanford’s resignation weren’t so full of their own scummy behaviors, I would be right there with them. But their hypocrisy makes me sick to my stomach. And they’re not even trying to hide it. I’m glad Sanford’s making them force him out.

15. #15
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:32 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:28 pm, Elm Creek Smith said:

    (deflects own problem)

16. #16
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:34 pm, tre said:

    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:05 pm, spaceycakes said:
    what kind of female would want him or want to keep him?

    Hillary seems to like such men.

17. #17
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:36 pm, txvet2 said:

    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:32 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    (changes the subject from Democrat illegal activities to Republican peccadillos)

18. #18
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:38 pm, TooMuchTime said:

    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:27 pm, Red State Skeptic said: (deflects own problem)

    (RSS, afraid to look in the mirror.)

19. #19
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:39 pm, TigerLady said:

    (deflects own problem)

    Lame.

20. #20
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:40 pm, txvet2 said:

    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:11 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    Wrong, as always. Spitzer got dumped because he made his rep and his career on prosecuting (or blackmailing/persecuting) people for what he got caught doing.

21. #21
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:43 pm, coffee said:

    Compare and contrast Sanford to Blagojevich: different forms of slime but egos absolutely impossible to tell apart.

22. #22
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:43 pm, Hangfire said:

    If the good Governor wants to stay in office, he only has to change parties.

23. #23
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:44 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:36 pm, txvet2 said:
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:32 pm, Red State Skeptic said:
    (changes the subject from Democrat illegal activities to Republican peccadillos)

    Um no. The subject was Republican peccadillos/crimes, and as usual, all y’all could do was talk about something else.

24. #24
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:45 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    Wrong, as always. Spitzer got dumped because he made his rep and his career on prosecuting (or blackmailing/persecuting) people for what he got caught doing.

    OK. And David Vitter gets off because he’s just a regular lawmaker breaking the law??

25. #25
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:46 pm, cabrerski said:

    Again and again, we see this type of “whose affair was worse” arguments.

    NEWS FLASH!!!!

    They are all bad, especially if the politician breaks out the family on the campaign trail to show what a decent man he is. Hart, Clinton, Vitter, Spitzer…they are all scum and most of us would do better having someone else champion our causes. Don’t let the R or D after the name fool you. These bozos are in it for themselves and couldn’t give a rat’s *ss about you and your problems.

    Get the scum out of the Beltway…That is real change!

26. #26
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:47 pm, txvet2 said:

    And as for Vitter, I wouldn’t trust a politician or any other Louisiana male who hadn’t spent at least a little time in a N’Olins cathouse.

27. #27
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:47 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:46 pm, cabrerski said:

    Right on! Down with Vitter!! Down with Vitter!! Down with Vitter!!

28. #28
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:48 pm, glockomatic said:

    If he had an ounce of self-respect he’d just hang himself.

29. #29
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:51 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    And as for Vitter, I wouldn’t trust a politician or any other Louisiana male who hadn’t spent at least a little time in a N’Olins cathouse.

    OK, OK. Not my thing, but I can see where you stand. But Beltway whores too?

30. #30
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:51 pm, txvet2 said:

    The difference, of course, is that Republicans pretty much get rid of their scumbags, Democrats make heroes of theirs – what makes Spitzer a story is the fact that he’s completely unique. Spitzer quit because New Yorkers were fed up with him. What the rest of the country thought was irrelevant. Vitter is Louisiana’s problem. Same with Sanford. It’s up to the people of his state to take action, and they are. Frankly, it’s nobody else’s business.

31. #31
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:52 pm, txvet2 said:

    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:51 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    I can see where you might prefer San Francisco gay bars.

32. #32
    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:57 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    I can see where you might prefer San Francisco gay bars.

    Nah I like the soft-spoken type, like Mark Foley but a little more discrete, or Larry Craig but a little less PDA.

33. #33
    On August 28th, 2009 at 4:03 pm, dan708 said:

    Typical politician – summon up a few boo-hoos for the cameras, then dig in your heels and cling to power for all your worth. Glad to see the legislature has a backbone.

34. #34
    On August 28th, 2009 at 4:08 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    He is the problem of the good people, and Liberals too, of South Carolina. As with Michael Jackson and Saint Teddy I have heard too much already.

    But I still like DON’T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA Elaine Paige

    Terry Be Gone!

35. #35
    On August 28th, 2009 at 4:13 pm, MarcoPolo said:

    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:45 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    OK. And David Vitter gets off because he’s just a regular lawmaker breaking the law??

    Vitter got off because the banking lobbyists weren’t leaning on the party. Spitzer was preparing to go after the bankers, who pay the bills at the DNC these days.

36. #36
    On August 28th, 2009 at 4:13 pm, txvet2 said:

    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:57 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    Oh come on. We all know you’re pining for Barney Fwank.

37. #37
    On August 28th, 2009 at 4:27 pm, cheapseat said:

    i unfortunately have to disagree with you michelle, i refuse to demand my politicians be saints. they have to be honest in their job, which is what we learned from clinton. if you lie about money matters, your a crook and need to go, charlie rangel. the mayor from new jersey who hired his boyfriend- gone. the governor of new york, and i hear the governor of pennsylvania who used taxpayer money to fund sexual trists – good riddance. if vitter used taxpayer money for that, good riddance to him. but i didn’t get injured by this guys actions. if his wife divorces him- great, but i don’t have a dog in this fight.

38. #38
    On August 28th, 2009 at 4:35 pm, MarcoPolo said:

    On August 28th, 2009 at 3:46 pm, cabrerski said:

    Again and again, we see this type of “whose affair was worse” arguments.

    NEWS FLASH!!!!

    They are all bad, especially if the politician breaks out the family on the campaign trail to show what a decent man he is. … Get the scum out of the Beltway…That is real change!

    Hear, hear!

39. #39
    On August 28th, 2009 at 5:10 pm, txvet2 said:

    I don’t care any more about Sanford and his cheating than I do about Kennedy and his. I’m concerned that Kennedy was a traitor who spent the last 40 years trying to destroy this country. For that, he didn’t deserve to die as peacefully as he did. Sanford is a pig and if the people of NC want to get rid of him, that’s their business and more power to them. We have bigger fish to fry nationally and this is a distraction.

40. #40
    On August 28th, 2009 at 6:18 pm, emjem24 said:

    Red State Skeptic said:
    Let’s make it a 2-fer. Impeach David Vitter! Conservatives, clean your house and start the movement NOW!

    Why are you getting such a political kick out of Vitter? Did he sleep with your wife too?

    Seriously, when I see you calling out all the other hypocritical Dem scumbags cheating, lying, and stealing (besides committing negligent homicide) then everyone will take your outrage so seriously.

    Better yet, flush all these corrupt reprobates down the Potomac and let’s start over.

41. #41
    On August 28th, 2009 at 7:35 pm, TigerLady said:

    By george, enjem24, you may have cracked the nut that is RSS.

42. #42
    On August 28th, 2009 at 8:03 pm, emjem24 said:

    TigerLady said:
    By george, enjem24, you may have cracked the nut that is RSS.

    I wish. Even I’m not that good. I’m just an amateur.

    And RSS is a whole new kind of nut slightly lgmesque but with a rough-hewn finish.

43. #43
    On August 28th, 2009 at 8:32 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Come on Mark! Teddy finally did the right thing, why can’t you? Ooh! Too soon?

44. #44
    On August 28th, 2009 at 9:06 pm, zorro said:

    Marshall C. Sanford has disgraced himself and his continued presence only soils the beautiful state house of his fine state. Mr. Sanford; do the right thing, resign now. Today.

45. #45
    On August 29th, 2009 at 1:18 pm, Jaded said:

    The sooner this embarrassment is sent home to his wife and lover the better off the state will be. This guy is a true tool, it’s all about him forget about the constituents. I cannot believe he is a Republican with that type of thinking.

46. #46
    On August 29th, 2009 at 2:15 pm, ThackerAgency said:

    I am really surprised at the pettiness and vindictiveness of your quest for your own perceived ‘justice’ here that won’t make any difference in your life.

    I know you are riding high with your book sales. I know it is America’s favorite past time to condemn.

    But I am quite disappointed with the sheer vitriol you show this man.

    This is a prime example of how America builds someone up just to tear them down. The only reason you care was because you wanted to support him.

    He did nothing to you personally. His being removed from office means nothing to your life whatsoever. It is a shame that of all the things to be outraged about concerning this government, this is what you choose.

    Frankly, I don’t understand it. And frankly, it makes me reconsider your ability to distinguish between what is important and what is not.

47. #47
    On August 29th, 2009 at 2:23 pm, ThackerAgency said:

    And let me add that this particular trait of MM is specifically what makes women weaker leaders than men. Yes, add sexist to the litany of things people call me.

    I hope you win your Crusade here. Of course I don’t know what you will ‘win’ specifically. But you have lost a lot of respect from me. I’m not defending Sanford, but what he did does not rise to the level of condemnation that you give it.

    I assume based on your posts that you too think that Clinton was impeached for sex as well. What a shame.

48. #48
    On August 29th, 2009 at 3:36 pm, TigerLady said:

    ThackerAgency said:

    Wow. Just wow.

49. #49
    On August 29th, 2009 at 4:36 pm, Roland said:

    Wow. Just wow.

    Yeah. Thacker misses the point and ignores the book (MM’s major work) completely.

50. #50
    On August 29th, 2009 at 6:09 pm, rightisright said:

    Come on libtards! Do it NOW! You missed your chance with the “Liar of the Senate,” Teddy Kennedy. Don’t let this opportunity pass! Impeach them before they die!

    That’s democrat party way of cleaning house, when the culprit dies, like Ted(the puke) Kennedy.

51. #51
    On August 30th, 2009 at 10:29 am, oldcollegeguy1980 said:

    I could not care less about this guys or anyone elses sex life.

    I just wish he would shut the h@#! up about it. He sounds foolish and childish.

    He is like a teenager who has little experience in this area and has lost a girlfriend and is now wandering around aimlessly talking about it to anyone who will listen. Enough already.

    And just like that teenager, he has talked so much, that he has now alienated anyone who actually cared for him, and now is talking to the “cruel kids,” who only want to seem sympathetic so they can ridicule him.

    Enough already. Put the guy on suicide watch and turn the cameras off.

52. #52
    On August 30th, 2009 at 10:41 am, oldcollegeguy1980 said:

    Sex and the conservative.

    This is a topic that should be addressed openly at some point though.

    All conservatives are not happily, married monogamous christians.

    Nor should they be.

    Sexually they are the same as any other group. A mixed bag, a very mixed bag.

    If I had been Gov Sanford, instead of crying and getting all torn up at the outing of the affair. I would have winked at the camera, smiled and said “yeah I slept with her and shes hot.”

    His marriage is over anyways at that point. Yeah he screwed up. Join the club.

    The sooner we as conservatives get over ourselves in this area the better. I do not care if this guy had sex with anyone above the age of majority, who is capable of making a consensual decision. I don’t care.

53. #53
    On August 30th, 2009 at 3:18 pm, TigerLady said:

    Michelle said He lied to his family. He lied to his staff. He lied to his constituents. He manipulated government officials and abused taxpayer funds.
    

    This is not about a conservative who had sex outside of his marriage. And personally, I have no plans to “get over” my feelings in this area. This is a moral, legal and ethical issue.

    Do I care if Mark Sanford cheated on his wife. Not a whit. I didn’t care when Clinton had sex with Monica in the oval office. I do care that he lied about it. I do care that his actions degraded the presidency and reduced it to a joke on a late night show. I care about how my country and its citizens are perceived in this country and around the world.
    Call me naive but I believe that an elected official should be one who has high moral character and integrity. Mark Sanford apparently has neither.

    I am tired of hearing that my Christian values are tired and out of date. Just because all conservatives are not happily married and monogamous Christians doesn’t mean anything to me. I am not guided by herd mentality.

    The only thing I agreed with in your statement is to turn the camera off. Let Mr. Sanford be his own punishment.