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Defend America on Sunday, June 28, 2009 7:23:08 PM
Defiant SC gov considered resigning, but won't
By TAMARA LUSH, Associated Press Writer Tamara Lush, Associated Press Writer
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13 mins ago
SULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. – Quit. Retreat from public life.
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Sunday that his first thought as the scandal broke about his extramarital affair
with an Argentinian woman was to leave office with 18 months to go in
his last term. Close spiritual and political associates urged him to
instead fight to restore the public's — and his family's — trust.
"Resigning would be the easiest thing to do," he said he thought.
He's
sticking it out and now faces endless questions about the affair,
whether he used public money to visit his lover and whether his 20-year
marriage will continue. Add to it a barrage of criticism from South Carolina politicians who think the two-term Republican should step down.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090628/ap_on_re_us/us_sc_governor