All Posts Tagged With: "Mark Sanford"
Sanford Faces Ethics Violations
Everyone’s favorite Appalachian Trail hiker is not out of hot water yet. South Carolina’s State Ethics Board has released a report, charging Sanford with 37 separate violations:
The civil charges, which carry a maximum $74,000 in fines, stem from a three-month investigation by the state ethics commission and could be pivotal in a [...]
Sanford Impeachment Nixed For Now
A South Carolina Republican state representative tried to introduce a resolution to impeach Appalachian Trail hiker Gov. Mark Sanford but was rebuffed on a procedural issue reports The State. Even though there is clear support in the South Carolina Republican Party to rid themselves of their lover of all things Argentine, they are preferring to [...]
27Oct2009 | nemski | 1 comment | Continued
What Are Our Favorite Republicans Up To?
Michael Steele doesn’t know what an individual mandate is, Mark Sanford is thankful to God for his affair and a former head of the NRCC decides that the Bush doctrine isn’t so great after all.
20Jul2009 | Unstable Isotope | 3 comments | Continued
Fiscal Conservative Hypocrisy Watch
Do words have meaning to the GOP anymore?
Famous Appalachian Trail hiker Mark Sanford ran for Congress and for governor of South Carolina as a penny-pinching fiscal conservative. Guess who’s a big hypocrite? Politico analyzed Sanford’s travel records:
The records detail more than $468,000 worth of state-funded travel for Sanford and show that he routinely [...]
Isn’t It Romantic?
Lost in all the hubbub yesterday was the newest Mark Sanford revelations:
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he “crossed lines” with a handful of women other than his mistress – but never had sex with them.
The governor says he “never crossed the ultimate line” with anyone but Maria Belen Chapur, the Argentine at the center [...]
Sanford’s Been A Naughty Boy
Oh, Mark Sanford, why won’t you let me ignore you?
The State newspaper has a timeline out on the uncovering of the Mark Sanford affair, with some new juicy tidbits.
A reporter called a Sanford staffer, saying the paper had e-mails that outlined an affair between the governor and Maria. Unless Sanford would address the issue privately, [...]
Delusions of Grandeur
Mark Sanford explains his refusal to resign as governor of South Carolina in Biblical terms. King David didn’t resign after the Bathsheba affair did he?
In case you thought it was some kind of accident, Sanford restated his analogy in a press release.
Late Update: In a statement issued after the meeting, Sanford doubled down on [...]
Should Sanford Resign?
Soon we’re going to start hearing calls for Sanford to resign, if they haven’t started already. I just want to give one liberal’s perspective on public/private behavior of elected officials.
Sanford: I think he should resign.
Lest I be accused of being a hypocrite about the Clinton impeachment (I thought it was bogus), let me give [...]
Sanford Makes Ensign Look Smart In Comparison
South Carolina governor Mark Sanford’s disappearing act just keeps getting stranger and stranger. Let’s count the evolving stories:
1) Sanford is missing and not even his wife knows where he is, but she’s not worried because he’s writing
2) Sanford’s cell phone is last located in Atlanta
3) Sanford’s aides say they talked to him, but then [...]
SC Governor on Walkabout?
If your governor goes missing for 4 day and no one notices, what does that mean? Presidential hopeful Mark Sanford is apparently missing and no one knows where he is.
The whereabouts of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) “have been unknown to state officials since Thursday, and some state leaders are questioning who is [...]
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