Comments on: Davis Counseled Sanford To Resign

By: Crooner

Crooner — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:36:53 +0000

Thanks, Tom, for doing our state proud in the series of interviews you held over this debacle. It was a welcome departure from the typical, mush-mouthed old south response (which always SOUNDS racist whether or not it is) we’ve grown accustomed to. Isn’t articulate good to hear from our elected officials?

By: anonymous

anonymous — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:27:23 +0000

He lied about it. He tried to cover it up. Then, he admitted it — parts of it, anyway. And then he offered up sensational details, some of which contradicted sensational details he had offered before.

“About as bad as you can do,”

• Offered an unequivocal apology. Sanford did, but to his lover before his wife. Jarringly, he then continued to refer to his lover as his “soul mate.”

Sanford acknowledged he had met with his mistress more often than he had previously disclosed, called her his soul mate, said he will try to fall in love again with his wife and said he “crossed the lines” with other women — but not “the ultimate line.”

Mark Sanford said: ….uh uh uh …wait … wait …let me finish …uh uh uh …

By: liz

liz — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:20:38 +0000

Davis needs to start doing homework. Watch out ya’ll. This story is going to get tremendous…….. it’s bigger than big.

By: 1+1=3

1+1=3 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:28:08 +0000

Former GOP Chairman Katon Dawson, who suggested the idea during a CNN interview that Sanford donate money from his campaign fund to the state party for the damage he has done.

Was a deal cut?

By: anonymous

anonymous — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:25:40 +0000

Lovenator Mark Sanford …a three-day trip in 2008 to Argentina to visit his lover.

Sanford has reimbursed taxpayers about $3,300 for the trip — one of seven times he said he rendezvoused with Maria Belen Chapur.

It was an unusual place to talk trade.

Argentina defaulted on its foreign debts in 2002 and tilted politically left. The U.S. Department of Commerce had not conducted a trade mission in the country between 2002 and 2008.

The governor briefly had joined some delegation members for a dove-hunting trip in Cordoba, Argentina, but cut the hunt short.

…he also admitted meeting Chapur in the evenings the first two days and most of the third day.

Sanford spent and the state paid for about $1,100 for two rooms — one room each for he and Graham for two nights.

Included in Sanford’s Buenos Aires Hilton bill was a mini-bar tab of about $40 and $200 in fees for a 6½-hour late departure fee because his return flight to the United States did not leave until 8:30 p.m.

He also was flown by helicopter to La Plata to meet with Buenos Aires Province Gov. Daniel Scioli.

Sanford had scheduled a free day on his final day in Buenos Aires — with only a visit to a local newspaper and a self-guided tour of the city…

However, those two items were missing from a U.S. Embassy hour-by-hour itinerary obtained by McClatchy.

Graham said he took the self-guided tour, but Sanford did not show up. Graham also said he did not think the governor visited the newspaper.

Sanford’s one-way air fare home was $4,000 for a business-class seat, records show. Graham’s air fare was $870 for coach.

Sanford did not reimburse any money for that flight.

http://www.thestate.com/local/story/851496.html

XOXOXOXO

By: liz

liz — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:03:56 +0000

Can we make a law where NO GOVERNOR leaves the country without informing his staff? Can we have a law whereby the Governor is actually available to govern… like 24/7?
Do we need to increase his pay to make him available to us?
Do we need to offer MORE benefits?
We need a Governor Mr. Davis, all the time, for all the people, not some of the time for some of the people.
Mark – go away.

By: wd

wd — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:44:32 +0000

There is a certain irony in the fact that the guv, who recently had sex with a beautiful woman, is being told to GET A LIFE by someone making anonymous blog comments on a Friday night.

By: JTaycat

JTaycat — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:48:42 +0000

Good RESIGN Sanford! Better yet take ALL of the republicans with you and move far far away to an Island where you all can no longer mettle with us little people trying to make it out here in the REAL world. No more religiosity, no more hypocrisy (mixed with superiority) no more anti environmental initiatives meant to help our planet, no more gun rights wingnuts, no more racists, bigoted arrogant, protect the wealthy on wall street, walmart lovin, fools! WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE! Get a LIFE!

By: Vic

Vic — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:47:19 +0000

Davis is a good man. I take no pleasure in that he finds himself in a bad place.

He is in my prayers.

By: Roy

Roy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:38:44 +0000

Pretty reasonable statement all in all. We picked the wrong one to be Gov.

Can they just trade places?