Amen to that...Clinton didn't step down and he lied about his affair!! Believe this is more political than anything.

It appears that this man used taxpayer money initially for his trips. That is embezzlement. It's illegal. Most of us would be fired from our jobs immediately if we charged "fun" trips to our expense account. If he is smart, he will resign before someone prosecutes him for embezzlement.

The Gov. Mark Sanford should not step down. He should teach all his four boy's how to sleep on the bible, and our christian history, and focus on the family. He need's to send his kid's over to "Focus On The Family", and the "Moral Value's" "Instutution's" of propaganda, and find "legal" way's to fly to Argentina. God said that those that have sined a mortal sin, there children will carry and their children will carry it four four generation's, guess who will condem that? I guess your figured they will blame those that are sick?

What???? At first I thought I detected sarcasm but with the illegibility of this paragraph I admit I am somewhat confused, again, WTF????

Though I am disgusted by the ever-growing list of hypocritical, morality-thumping right-wing politicians and their escapades, I could care less about their personal lives, sex habits or promiscuity. However, the incredibly irresponsible handling of his duties as governor during his patheticly juvenile indulgence demands his ouster, period. There should be no room for forgiveness of that dereliction of duty. Clearly this man cannot be trusted to effectively lead his state.

Duck, I hope you are not lying to your wife and children so they don't even know where to find you! And telling his staff he was playing "outdoorsman" on the Appalachian Trail and then was walking the coast of South America while being incommunicato is a firing offense. For the days he disappeared, NO ONE was in charge in S.C.! Add to that, he used taxpayer funds to make up a reason to visit his mistress, which is criminal. The sorry excuse for a man doesn't seem to know how to tell the truth; he only told the truth when absolutely forced to...and then started quoting the Bible! Pretty sickening!

This man is a hippocrit. He is from a party that considers that Democrats should be impeached for extramarital affairs (Clinton) yet it's Ok for him to remain in office though he denied his affair at first just as Clinton did. I don't really care that he had an affair. That's between him and his wife. But to be so self righteous about Clinton's affair and recommending that Clinton resign, and not to do so himself is the height of hippocracy!!!

Did you hear what you just said? We spent months and months in an investigation of Clinton's indiscretions! His family endure the ridicule of being slung thru the mud. It's amazing that when the shoe is on the other foot, you guys want LENIENCY and GRACE AND MERCY! When will we get back to "practice what YOU preach!"

greenbriar, please, enough with the Kennedy and Clinton crap...they, as far as I remember, and I'm old enough to do that, did not moralize and proselytize with their indiscretions. You want Barney Frank to resign because he's gay, seriously, how old are you and what century do you live in? Get a grip, people understand human failings. The problem being when those same people get on their pulpits and condemn others for those same human failings, it smacks of hypocrisy! In other words, "do as I say, not as I do"! It has nothing to do with political parties other than the fact that the GOP made such a "show" of being the party of "family values". Yeah, whatever!!! Sanford should resign and his wife, if she's smart (and I believe she is quite), should divorce his lame, sorry, pathetic a**!!! IMHO!

Sanford's getting raked over the coals because he's a hypocrit. I like his wife's style, though. She's kept to the high ground. Where are the leaders with character and moral fortitude in this day and age? Not every man is a philanderer. Show me a conservative Christian leader who practices what they preach and I'll vote for them.

Democratic politicians don't get whipped over moral indiscretions because the party doesn't pretend to want to uphold moral values. Flame me if you want, but it's true.

As a SC resident, I must tell you that the affair is not the reason that 85% of the tax paying citizens from SC have asked him to resign. We want him to resign because he used tax payers money to fund at least one trip to see his mistress, went AWOL for almost a week, and is now acting completely mentally unstable. It has nothing to do with the affair or any other politicians affairs in the past.

Greenbriar, Sanford shouldn't resign because he had an affair...it seems like MOST politicians have them (At least the Democrats don't thump their bibles and "Christian Values" while doing it). The man left no one in charge while he "followed his heart". He cared more about nookey than he did about governing his state! Also, he used tax payer money to have liasons with her. Don't forget, it's his own party that is asking him to step down.

Greenbrier, no one thinks this man should resign over his affair...if all the politicians did that we'd have few people running the country (well, maybe that might make sense). Sanford lied to his own staff, his constituents, the taxpayers. He left the government of S.C. up in the air while he had his fun, he didn't even bother to check in with his staff, he lied about his whereabouts to his staff, his family, the people of S.C. He did not come clean until absolutely forced to. He used taxpayer money to fund a trip to see his mistress. I think there is a pattern of malfeasance here. THAT is why he should resign...IMMEDIATELY. Sorry to post this twice....my first post did not appear and I thought it was lost.

Yeah, blame that "liberal media bias" myth again. Hate to break it to ya, but the MSM is dominated by corporate conservative ownership. Otherwise the Clinton affair would have been brushed under the rug, and Elliot Spitzer's foray the same. No, they were raked over the coals mercilessly, and didn't have the convenience of a pop-icon's death to help dilute the story.

Republicans need to learn to die by the gun they have used themselves.

what democrat resigned?

Elliot Spitzer, or is your memory that short?

McGrevey (former New Jersey Governor) also resigned!

Gary Hart ended his political career.

He shouldn't necessarily resign because of the hypocrisy alone - through it is appalling... He abandoned his office and his state!He is a Governor - a chief executive- and he put cheap, selfish indulgence ahead of his sworn oath to be responsible for the state. Had he simply put a plan in place, notified his cabinet and the Lt. Governor that he was traveling outside the country, and exercised some degree of concern and thoughtfulness about his responsibility, this would simply be a case of hypocrisy. Sadly, this is dereliction of duty on top of hypocrisy - that is a crime for which he should either resign immediately or be fired as any other chief executive should.

I agree that he should move to Argentina, or somewhere far away from his poor wife who has been insulted yet AGAIN. Maybe his "soul mate" is into powerful men, not the ones that blubber and lie like ten year olds.

Do you know how many politicians out there are having affairs.........probably 95% of them? They are just the lucking ones and haven't been caught. I think he can still perform his job duties he just needs to leave his wife. If his wife wants to stay with someone who is saying he doesn't love her and he is going to try and love her again then she is just as stupid as he is....disolve the marriage and move on!!!! Millions of people go through divorces everyday and have children but we all survive.

Coachris and Fred, The whole point is, Sanford DIDN'T do his job. He took off without simply handing over the duties to the Lieutenant Gov., lied to his staff about where he would be, did not communicate with his office for four days, lied to cover up where he had been, only disclosed the truth when he was forced to and he used taxpayer money to pay for a trip to see his mistress. THESE are the reasons the REPUBLICAN PARTY is urging him to resign.

I'm an independent also and I agree with you wholeheartedly.

My comment was addressed to you.

I could not agree with you more!

Please use your own brain, don't just spew what you hear on TV and radio. Not all Republicans can be classified as "religious right". The Republicans do not condone his behaivior, but they're not real eager to give up their right to keep and bear arms, and the goal of a free market economy to name two issues. I'll take a fillandering creep who'll vote for my right to carry a weapon for protecting myself and my family, over a saint who wants me to just turn the other cheek or is too afraid to be real.

No, all Republicans are not part of the "Religious Right" but most (if not ALL) members of the "Religious Right" ARE Republicans. And Sanford was definitely the poster boy with all of his Bible waving, family values, religious morals ways. I'm not saying that people don't have the right to be human; we ALL make mistakes....it's just that this man has proven to be a hypocrite and, at the same time, he is being preachy and sanctimonious about it!!!!! Has he no shame???

That's a good point.

Also, this man and his wife have intentionally chosen to be public figures, and to be paid by taxpayers. When you choose a profession in which you will be subject to public glare, you know what you are getting into. This man has made some very bad decisions.

The fact that he's been unfaithful, and has "crossed the line", what ever he means by that shows he is a hypocrite (see his reaction re: Clinton) bIt it is not relevant to his ability to govern. His leaving the country without telling his staff or arranging for a transfer of power reflects poorly on his judgment, and does provide a basis for his detractors to say it's time to leave.

I think he is an ultimate jerk, not because he feel in love with someone else, but what fool would publicly tell the world he'll try to fall back in love with his wife. His wife doesn't deserve this.

Tony, the thought of someone like you with a gun in your hand terrifies me, most especially after reading your last two comments. Good grief!!! Shouldn't we expect more from those we vote into positions of power than just bein' good ol' guys! Seriously, just, and I rarely say this on NV, STFU!!!

I don't remember ever seeing 'Wild Bill' Clinton without his bible on any given Sunday. Morals are good for a country and a people. Their all hypocrites because they lie to get elected. Republicans and Damnorats alike.

What does any of that have to do with the article? Sorry to stereotype, but this seems to be the Republican /Conservative response; lots of red herrings and off topic comments complaining about President Obama.