Sanford Backs Out Of Promise To Release Records

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has backed out of a promise to release personal financial records to the media proving he did not use state money for trips to see his mistress.

A day after Sanford declared in an emotional Associated Press interview that his mistress is his soul mate, spokesman Joel Sawyer says the governor does not want to discuss personal matters in the media anymore. Sanford is providing the records to law enforcement as part of an investigation of his travel to see the Argentine woman.

Sanford agreed this week to provide the AP with proof of his payment for trips to New York and Argentina to see her.

His staff first said the records might be made available Tuesday, and then the governor's spokesman said Wednesday Sanford would not release them.

Comments

[dyldrix]

I am a conservative, I also believe Sanford should step down...not because he cheated, I could care less...but because he vacated his office for close to a week with out any plan in place to protect his state...he holds the highest office in his state and has a responsibility to the people...if he wants to have an affair...fine...but do it on your own time....time to leave my friend...you dropped the ball, big time

[Wiseronenow]

Ok, so this how it will go down. Markee is digging his heels in, thumbing his nose at the GOP.e.e. and refusing to resign. By now, I'm sure the word is being put out that, yes, he is still the governmanuer, but that doesn't mean his staff has be at his beck and call as before.

[Travis bdboy]

The boy got caught and now he's hiding all the goodies he stole on the taxpayer

[Zen0469]

What's with the sudden turnabout concerning release of records that "prove" your innocence, guv?

Did you suddenly arrive at the conclusion that they would prove your guilt? If you are indeed innocent as you claim, why would you suddenly renege on your promise to open the records?

BECAUSE YOU ARE GUILTY, Gov. That's why!

Have you been embezzling funds other than travel funds???

[CR46]

As long as Law enforcement has those, they will be leaked.

[doug108]

What Biblical principle did he pull out of his a** to uphold that decision?

[Hans Meiser]

Thy record be only for thee to read.

[Zen0469]

Cover they loins and thy @$$ at all times.

[bpai]

I'm getting tired of people making the argument that Sanford should go "because he betrayed the public's trust."

If you ever trust an elected official, you are a naive fool who deserves to get taken. How many times does it take before you finally learn?

No one in America who wins an election is a "good" or moral person, because the people who sincerely observe and follow moral values in their lives would not be willing to do what is necessary to get elected (lie to voters and the press, abandon long-time friends, distort the votes and statements of opponents, attack those opponents' character and families, kiss up to lobbyists for donations, in short sell their soul).

The process ensures we only wind up with scoundrels in office. Grow up and stop believing in fairy tales and trustworthy politicians.

[HalupkiJoe]

Good post.

[doug108]

You're right, but no one with an ounce of sense understands "public trust" that way. Our whole system is set up to guard against those who would abuse the power we, of necessity, must hand them.

[marijam]

Sanford is a member of a religious cult known as The Family. Members of The Family believe that the Free Market is the hand of god and that it's ok to work with dictators because they've been chosen by God.

[doug108]

Is that for real? Because it sounds real enough to be scary.

[CR46]

Yes it is. That is the group or cult that has the C-street house where Sanford stayed at in DC.

[larmarch5]

That's where he went for some of his counseling. And he lived there when he was in DC.

[Wiseronenow]

So, it's really like a frat house???

[lessbs]

Please don't resign. Can't you form a club with Vitter and Ensign where yoy get together and lecture us regularly about evangelical values? If they work at it hard enough, the repubs could be down to about 20 senators.

[Zen0469]

Sounds like a lawfirm. Vitter, Ensign, and Sanford.

This family values trio could work wonders selling repug. evangelical values.

[freethinkergirl]

They can also hire the same lawyer to save money, when their fraud and "pay off" (AKA blackmail) charges get filed.

[JessWonderin]

THAT "club" exists on "C" Street in Washington DC . . . ask John Ensign.

[Wiseronenow]

Wonder too, if Markee used state money to lavish his Maria with gifts, along with his others? This latest from him tells us he was doing more than just sparkin.

[larmarch5]

Evidently he was romantically challenged in the gift department. In an email he promises to send her a gift. "Ooooh, something to put by my bedside?" she coos. "Uh, naw, us just the DVD movie, 'The Holiday', responds MarkyMarko.

[doug108]

See, I'm tone deaf on this sh*t, too. What would she want that she could put by her bedside? A lamp?

[Wiseronenow]

Uh, naw, just us in that little film we made together.

[Zen0469]

A lamp in the form of Sanford's head? .................

[Pyrrhus]

Well, what the "luv guv" did is tantamount to issuing a challange to the media: Find my money trail.

I give it about a week before somebody in his office gets fed up with him and starts leaking receipts.

[CR46]

The question I want to know is did the Luv Gov wear a Glove, or are there little chinless kids running around with his mistresses??

[CarolinaDem]

The one pic I've seen of his foursome makes me wish hard that it not be so.

[freethinkergirl]

LOL!!!

[Wiseronenow]

Ah, yes, sounds to me that Markee was rockin and rollin, big time, on the taxpayers dime.

[CR46]

Yep, I think you are right! And it seems to me if law enforcement has them there will be a few more episodes of "Marks big adventure on tax payers money"

[Wiseronenow]

Snif, snif, do I smell a few GOP.e.e's gettin ready to out Markee even further?

[riverhouse]

All this angst is getting ridiculous. TIme for Hamlet to exit stage right.

[DawnLA]

He refuses stimulus money for his broke state, but he uses government money for his own "stimulus package."

[larmarch5]

Yup. Hey, SoCo's don't you think it's about time Marko sampled some of your states' unemployment bennies?

[Jaxy]

It's almost as though the 'Luv Guv.' is trying to do all he possibly can to make his wife leave him.

Sort of like: "So, you STILL love me, huh? Well, let me tell you of the time that Maria and I suc..."

[Roscheblue]

I totally agree....he's trying to get her to go file for divorce because he doesn't have the bawls to do it himself. What a COWARD.