Sanford and Ensign called on Clinton to resign after his affair

[Qutzupalotl]

The Charleston Post and Courier reports that Mark Sanford, as a congressman, called on Clinton to resign when his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky was revealed. Sanford is now Gov. Sanford. And, as just about everyone knows by now, he confessed today that he had an affair with a “dear, dear friend” in Argentina.

But back in 1998, according to the Post and Courier, he said of Clinton, “Very damaging stuff. This one’s pretty cut and dried.” Calling the overall situation messy, he added: “I think it would be much better for the country and for him personally ."

John Ensign had similar thoughts back then. Ensign is now Nevada’s junior senator. As the Ticket reported, Ensign's popularity slumped after he admitted that he had an affair with a former staffer.

In 1998 he served in Congress and had this to say to the Las Vegas Review-Journal: "The honorable thing for him to do is to resign and not put the country through this."

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/06/sanford-and-ensign-called-on-clinton-to-resign-after-his-affair.html

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[SacredCow]

1. But they're really very, very, super-duper sorry....

And their apologies invoked God. So it's all good now- Just like with Vitter.

[WCGreen]

2. I wouldn't call Clinton's sexual adventure an affair...

I would call it more of a fling...

These guys were building relationships...

[Captain Hilts]

9. And one was being blackmailed. nt

[Cha]

3. Yay, it's in the newspapers..Rec'd.

Of course, they did..that what bullying hypocrties do.

[Hekate]

4. So are their offices being flooded with phone calls reminding them of that? Please say yes.

[Qutzupalotl]

5. I doubt it.

But that doesn't preclude some enterprising DUer from posting their offices' phone numbers... ;)

[lpbk2713]

6. "Yeah but ... but ... but ... but ... "

Like Failin says .... "I'll get back to you on that".





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[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. Ass meet bite.

[Crabby Appleton]

8. But Clinton didn't resign, so I guess they learned from his example.