South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has offered up yet another apology. This time it was his Cabinet members who were subjected to his whining about his personal indiscretions.
The citizens of South Carolina should not allow themselves to be lead astray by the art of distraction being practiced by Sanford. In his long-winded apologies, he refers God and Bible passages, clearly none of which mattered much to him while he was carrying on his infamous affair. Nor did it matter to him when, as the head of a state consistently at or very near the bottom of the list when compared to the rest of the country on issues like the poor economy, health care and education, he used state funds to finance his rendezvous with his mistress in Argentina. Now he declares that he will pay back the $12,000.00 to the state. Gee, thanks, Mr. Governor.
Mr. Sanford, if you truly want to do the right thing, do the state of South Carolina a solid favor by resigning. Not tomorrow. Not next week. Right now. You left your post without giving notice to anyone in your down line, thereby leaving the state in a vulnerable position. Your personal dalliances are of no consequence to anyone but your wife and children, save the fact that you showed no regard for your professional duties that you took an oath to carry out when you became governor of the state. Your lies, failure to maintain professional integrity, improper use of state monies and dereliction of your duty as the head of the state affect every member of the South Carolina public.
Save your affected regret for your family and discontinue this outrageous course of public apologies designed for the sole purpose of directing the public's attention away from what truly matters... you have been an ineffective leader of the State of South Carolina for sometime now. Perhaps the underlying reason was your illicit, long distance affair. Perhaps you simply were never right for the job.
While I am certain South Carolinians appreciate your candor regarding your recent acknowledgment of your weaknesses and defects, it is nothing more than a self-serving ploy if you do not leave office.
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