MSNBC Poll: Should S.C. Gov. Sanford resign?

[brooklynite]

http://www.newsvine.com/_question/2009/06/24/2964971-should-sc-gov-sanford-resign-in-light-of-his-infidelity-and-his-secretive-trip

Yes currently at 71%

[CTyankee]

1. I won't vote cuz I want him to twist slowly, slowly in the wind...nt

[rurallib]

4. maybe this can be the series to replace 'Jon & Kate plus 8'?

[MazeRat7]

5. Naaa, I think they will call the series "Sanford and Sun".... n/t

[SCantiGOP]

2. When SC seceded from the Union

A State Senator remarked that SC was too small to be a republic and too large to be an insane asylum. Watching the press conference was like watching the Twilight Zone.

[BOSSHOG]

3. But he's said he's sorry and he does have family values and he is a conservative

why should he resign when he salt of the earth perfect like all the other members of the grand ole party.

[IntravenousDemilo]

6. Has he actually done anything wrong except go AWOL for a few days?

I mean, that we know about?

One of our greatest Prime Ministers (and our first), Sir John A Macdonald, was a roaring drunk who would disappear for days at a time on a fairly regular basis. He died in office after a total of about 18 years as PM.

[Dappleganger]

9. Don't be surprised

to see an investigation reveal he used state resources to hook up with his Argentinian honey.

[brooklynite]

16. Well, suppose Russia had invaded while he was away?

Sarah Palin wouldn't have gotten into this jam....

[KansDem]

7. What is it about "dereliction of duty" that very few folks understand?

I can't believe this is being spun as a "question of infidelity."

No. He's owned up to his mistakes, and nobody is perfect in their family relationships.

This isn't about "family relationships." This is about abandoning your responsibilities!

This man "disappeared." He's also the Head of State for the State of South Carolina. That means he's "Commander in Chief" of SC's National Guard! Yet he puts himself in a situation where no one can find him?

OF COURSE HE NEEDS TO RESIGN. OR BE RELIEVED OF COMMAND!!!

Have we become so morally bankrupted as a nation that we see shear incompetence and irresponsibility in political office as "a family relationship?"

[kath]

10. +10!

[bigwillq]

8. Done

Yes at 71.3%

[mr_liberal]

11. The hypocrisy of Republican politicians like Sanford

and the Republican party in general is what angers me, not the act itself. An affair is a personal, family matter and doesn't really matter to me enough to vote against or want a politician to resign.

But when you make "family values" a big issue, run as a christian conservative, etc... thats when it matters.

There should be a double standard. This kind of thing shouldnt matter to democrats as much or to moderate republicans because they aren't self righteous about moral issues and don't use those issues to get elected and try to used their office to legislate moral issues.

[damntexdem]

12. I had to vote 'yes'; but I hope he won't.

This needs to fester until closer to election day.

[tinrobot]

13. I want him to run for reelection - and lose

[Joey Liberal]

14. Done! nt

[Catbird]

15. I don't like any of the choices.

How about

NO: He's still better than Andre Bauer.

[Hippo_Tron]

17. Where is the choice "No, but Republicans are fucking hypocrites for impeaching Bill Clinton"

[Still Sensible]

18. To be consistent I'll say no...

I didn't support calls for Bill Clinton to resign a decade ago and I won't call for Sanford to step down here. That said, the hypocrisy in the public spotlight is priceless.