But what else do the Republicans have, at this point?  A whole lotta nothing, it seems to me, which makes it even harder for me to understand why, at almost every turn, our Democratic president is practically groveling for Republican approval on issues and legislation we have waited years to be in a position to put forward in an effort to improve the quality of so many lives that have suffered under the mean-spirited and hypocritical Republican rule, and to strengthen the democracy.

It's between him, his family and the people of South Carolina who elected him.

since the gov. has supposedly been positioning himself for a run at the oval office (presumably on hold until 2012, when the republicans will "forget"), he's been just as sleazily cheesy and self-righteous as the rest of his party. so, were i the snarky type, i'd have no problem publicly eviscerating him, early and often.

i have no sympathy for his wife either, since she stood by and said nothing, while he supported the "family values" platform of his (and presumably her's) party. i do feel sorry for the kids, caught, as always and without any fault of their's, in the middle.

Other than that, it's his business and I have no interest in reporting more details of his affair, making fun of him or castigating him for his behavior. It's between him, his family and the people of South Carolina who elected him.

Yes, I agree, it IS the people of South Carolina's business, but he SHOULD be castigated.  Don't care about the tawdry details of the affiar (although we know that's all that is getting play right now), but more importantly, the governor left the state and did not turn over any powers to the Lt. Gov in case of emergency. I don't know the set-up of the SC Constitution, but my guess is if something happened where a state of emergency needed to be declared, there was no one who could do it, nor anyone with the legal authority to mobilize state funds for assistance.  THAT'S the real scandal here.

Just as if Obama (could) go off somewhere without anyone knowing and something happened - say, we were attacked.  There is no provision in the Constitution (despite what Cheney thought) that allows the Vice President to start running things or to order military action.

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This is even MORE ridiculous (Sanford on the Clinton impeachment):

SANFORD: I would say it was-- something that people were excited about back home. People were talking about it. Again, the people you hear from at times, they-- they can be a vocal minority. But people were incensed. I mean, I think that there were enough sordid details to get people genuinely ticked off at-- the irreverence for the office.

Ugh.

 1) marital infidelity is practically a requirement for republican presidential candidates - a badge of their hypocrisy bonifides.

Like a lot of people, I grew up with the opinion that my family was totally fried. As an adult, I've come to realize that all families are disfunctional.

Hypocrisy abounds and when one side claims the moral high ground the rug is quikly pulled out from underneath them.