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Lt. Gov: Sanford Must Resign

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 26, 2009 10:54 AM CDT

(Newser) – The heat gets turned up on Mark Sanford today: His own lieutenant governor will ask him to resign, the State reports. Andre Bauer plans to make the request in both a news conference and in a personal letter to the embattled South Carolina governor. Bauer says he would serve out Sanford's term but would not run for re-election in 2010, a key sticking point in state politics.

Some state political leaders have been reluctant to join the call for Sanford's resignation for fear it would give Bauer an unfair advantage in the next election as the incumbent, notes the State. South Carolina's House Republican Caucus, meanwhile, plans to meet this weekend to consider impeachment. Sanford's been under fire since his affair with an Argentine woman came to light, not only for the affair but for his use of state funds to travel.

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford in June.
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford in June.   (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, file)
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford earlier this month.
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford earlier this month.   (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain/File)
In this April 3, 2009, file photo, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford fields questions during a news conference.
In this April 3, 2009, file photo, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford fields questions during a news conference.   (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, file)
South Carolina Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer in a file photo from 2006.
South Carolina Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer in a file photo from 2006.   (AP Photo/Perry Baker, File)
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COMMENTS
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Shannonals
Aug 27, 2009 1:58 AM CDT
Ever notice how hardcore so-called conservatives never reply on these articles?
chas_m
Aug 27, 2009 1:05 AM CDT
Are the people of South Carolina just apathetic, or morally bankrupt?? Why hasn't this guy been "escorted" out of town on a rail?? Are they OK with a lying adulterer as their leader? If so, can they please STFU about Democrats?
Observer
Aug 26, 2009 10:35 AM CDT
Well put Youngblood. This is why atheists are the only real "One Way". There is no God. It is a caveman's superstitious myth.

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