IF THE “LINE-CROSSING” that Gov. Mark Sanford has now admitted to doing with other women did indeed all occur before he met his “soul mate” eight years ago, then there’s nothing about those encounters for state officials to investigate, since they would have occurred before he was governor. And we share SLED Chief Reggie Lloyd’s concerns about his agency being used for political investigations.
It seems that in the last week, Republicans and Democrats across the state are finally coming together over one thing: the resignation of Gov. Mark Sanford. The fact that it took a tragedy like this to unite the partisan divide is somewhat shameful, but true nonetheless.
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Governor Mark Sanford’s life and career are in a terrible tangle, and the harder he tugs on this or that thread, the more tangled they become. Some wonder whether the threads this former national GOP leader, touted as presidential material, are pulling are also unraveling the Republican Party itself.
There is much in the House cap-and-trade energy bill that just passed that I absolutely hate. It is too weak in key areas and way too complicated in others. A simple, straightforward carbon tax would have made much more sense than this Rube Goldberg contraption. It is pathetic that we couldn’t do better. It is appalling that so much had to be given away to polluters. It stinks. It’s a mess. I detest it.
The damage from our breakdown in government will be felt for years to come, along with the glare of negative national publicity. As disheartening as Gov. Mark Sanford’s actions were, the one bright spot was Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer’s handling of this crisis.
By MELISSA WALKER
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GOV. MARK Sanford deserves every bit of the public shellacking he’s getting for leaving the country for several days without telling anyone.
I DIDN’T WAKE up one morning and say, “I want to be an Episcopalian.” I decided I wanted to commit to and become a part of the (Anglo-Catholic) parish I had grown to love and the people who had so warmly embraced me as part of their family. So I went through confirmation class not as part of a spiritual journey but as a means to an end. When Father Lyon suggested we might want to go to confession before our confirmation, I obliged not because I expected anything from...
THE PEOPLE CALLING for Gov. Mark Sanford’s resignation — from The New York Times to state Sen. Jake Knotts — either want to ensure that Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer wins the 2010 gubernatorial election or else haven’t thought through the effect this could have on the outcome of that crucial race.
I DIDN’T WAKE up one morning and say, “I want to be an Episcopalian.” I decided I wanted to commit to and become a part of the (Anglo-Catholic) parish I had grown to love and the people who had so warmly embraced me as part of their family. So I went through confirmation class not as part of a spiritual journey but as a means to an end. When Father Lyon suggested we might want to go to confession before our confirmation, I obliged not because I expected anything from...
Looking back on the candidates this newspaper endorsed, and how they did.
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