SC Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer Calls for Gov. Mark “Appalachian Trail” Sanford to Resign
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In a press conference today, Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer called on Gov. Mark Sanford to step down as governor for the good of the state of South Carolina.
"It is in my opinion that the needs of the people of South Carolina cannot be served by the governor of South Carolina," he said, and "distractions" have made it "virtually impossible" to keep things going as they should.
Bauer also restated that if Sanford complies promptly with the request to step down, he will not seek the governors office in the 2010 election.
"What it would do is it would get the politics out of it," Bauer told CNN about his proposal at the time. "The people that are so concerned for their own political future about running for governor, would no longer be worried if I came in and became governor, because I would just say.'You know what? This is bigger than politics. I will go and lead in for the next 18 months and not run for re-election.'"
Fellow republicans warned Sanford that if he doesn't step down, he will be impeached. They will be discussing the possible impeachment at their annual caucus retreat in Myrtle Beach this weekend.
"It is in my opinion that the needs of the people of South Carolina cannot be served by the governor of South Carolina," he said, and "distractions" have made it "virtually impossible" to keep things going as they should.
Bauer also restated that if Sanford complies promptly with the request to step down, he will not seek the governors office in the 2010 election.
"What it would do is it would get the politics out of it," Bauer told CNN about his proposal at the time. "The people that are so concerned for their own political future about running for governor, would no longer be worried if I came in and became governor, because I would just say.'You know what? This is bigger than politics. I will go and lead in for the next 18 months and not run for re-election.'"
Fellow republicans warned Sanford that if he doesn't step down, he will be impeached. They will be discussing the possible impeachment at their annual caucus retreat in Myrtle Beach this weekend.
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jh64487
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nc's retarded step child.
le sigh
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jh64487
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pjacobs51
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Politics as usual, eh?
- 2 years ago
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pjacobs51
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bansheewail
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pjacobs51:
Unfortunately.
SC has the 2nd highest unemployment rate in the Nation, the least ammount of Union activity and some of the WORST public schools in America. You'd think this jokers would be too busy to fuck up this badly. Their arrogance and hypocrisy knows NO BOUNDS. As a Progressive in Charleston, I am a babe alone in the wilderness. And the wilderness is full of assholes.
- 2 years ago
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bansheewail
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bansheewail
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Politically, they are the same animal. This "gesture" by Bauer does not represent a change in the political landscape of South Carolina.
- 2 years ago
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bansheewail
