Lieutenant Governor

Why the Governor Should Delay His Appointment

Pedro Nava | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics


Pedro Nava

I firmly believe that the Governor should be careful and thoughtful about this appointment. This decision should not be rushed, as some have suggested.

Sanford: I Was A Nonstop F*cking Machine

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.01.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

"I crossed lines with women," Governor Sanford said. "And when I say lines, I mean tan lines."

Sanford's Lt. Gov Offers Deal: I Won't Run If Sanford Steps Down

AP | SEANNA ADCOX AND TAMARA LUSH | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics


COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Mark Sanford's bombshell admission of an affair with an Argentine woman has touched off a delicate political dance among f...

VA Lt. Gov. Candidate Mike Signer: 25% of Af-Am Men Are Disenfranchised

Baratunde Thurston | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics


Baratunde Thurston

If you told me there was man seeking office who raised the disenfranchisement of African-Americans as an issue worth addressing, I would have called you crazy or a liar, but that's just what Mike Signer did.

Constitutional Coup Averted In Illinois

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

The Illinois Supreme Court has just rejected what was in essence a coup attempt by the state Attorney General, which would have installed the Lt. Governor in Blagojevich's place.