It is not like I am a huge fan of Governor Sanford. But the amount of pressure he is coming under is intense. And as expected, he is bombarded with calls to resign from upstate Republicans to Democrats in his own state.

Lets see the charges. The first charge sounds the most credible of all: He took taxpayers money and took it to Argentina for pleasure. But didn’t President Obama took two planes to New York for a date night? Didn’t President Bush spend so much vacation time in Texas? How about the time when President Clinton got “blown” by Monica Lewinsky? Who do you think paid for that? Were they impeached or should be impeached for it? I do not think so. We do not even know if he went to Argentina for business or pleasure.

The next charge is that he cheated on his wife. Is that really something that would affect him in his work? I told my boss in ST that he can have a different woman every week, as long as ST makes money and that I get paid well. I bet that it would be the same with you in your workplace.

But that is also the case in politics. Senator McCain does a good job as a Senator and he did meet his second wife while being married to the first. How about Mayor Giuliani, Governor Patterson or President Clinton? Who cares about their private life? There are many Americans that prefer America under President Clinton who cheated rather than President Bush who was “more moral’.

I am really frustrated that about this. Lets go after Governor Sanford for rejecting stimulus money when his state needed to. Lets go after him for his policies. Lets go after him for the hypocrisy that surrounded him when President Clinton cheated on his wife.

But please, do not be pathetic to go after him because he has an Argentinian mistress. That is really nonsensical part of politics. Governor Sanford’s cheating should only affect his family and him. It is really none of our business. It is a great story to read but we should not be pist about it. There are still fans of Jessica Simpson and Jack Nicholson, why can’t we apply the same standards here?

Apparently, he dug his grave further by saying that he had crossed the lines with other women too. He also said that he wants to fall in love with his wife again but maintains that the Argentinian mistress was his soul mate. This has really shut his political career down. Even his strongest ally in Gary Simrill has now asked him to resign.

Look, Governor Sanford could be some “emo” dude that has read too many female-fantasy romance novels or he could be really be a “playa”; neither makes him a bad Governor. I think it is stupid to go after him for his own personal business.

Live and let live. If he broke a law, punish him. Grow up America!

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