mark sanford should resign

On July 2, 2009, in Politics, by Henshaw

I’ve only written briefly about South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford here at The Daily Plunge. Frankly I don’t know that much about the politician other than his stand against the federal stimulus bill. Last week Sanford admitted to having an affair and leaving his state abruptly to go to Argentina. It’s no surprise the story will not go way. Sanford hasn’t stepped down and as juicy details continue to leak out the story will remain in the press. If Sanford is really serious about repairing things with his family he needs to resign immediately.
That’s not even addressing the fact he left the state without notice or without telling anyone where he was going. That kind of erratic behavior isn’t acceptable for a chief executive of a grocery store, let alone a governor of a state. There’s a lot of debate about whether or not we should tolerate politicians who engage in affairs, but I won’t go down that road. What I can’t tolerate are politicians who claim to be sincerely sorry and then drag their families through the mud in order to salvage their position of power. It’s time for a new leader for the people of South Carolina.

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ted rall goes off the reservation

On June 13, 2009, in Politics, by Henshaw

It’s not easy being president. I guess that’s bit of an understatement, but I read this crazy article earlier this week and couldn’t’ believe my eyes. Ted Rall is a liberal cartoonist and has a history of making bold statements. On Tuesday Rall wrote an op-ed titled Mr. Obama: Resign Now. President Obama hasn’t even been in office for five months and the natives are already getting restless.

We expected broken promises. But the gap between the soaring expectations that accompanied Barack Obama’s inauguration and his wretched performance is the broadest such chasm in recent historical memory. This guy makes Bill Clinton look like a paragon of integrity and follow-through.

That’s just the first paragraph! From the beginning I thought one of the weaknesses of Obama’s campaign was the soaring nothingness it represented. The president spoke boldly about nothing. For many progressives they projected their hopes and dreams into Obama’s hope and change rhetoric. Rall goes on…

Obama is cute. He is charming. But there is something rotten inside him. Unlike the Republicans who backed Bush, I won’t follow a terrible leader just because I voted for him. Obama has revealed himself. He is a monster, and he should remove himself from power.

I have to admit there’s something refreshingly honest about this statement. Bush took a beating from the left for eight years; it was non-stop from day one. Obama has embraced many of Bush’s polices in regards to foreign policy and national security; all under the guise of empty speeches promising change. As far as there being something “rotten inside” of Obama; that’s a bit of a stretch. The president is a politician; a great politician. Great politicians are good at saying one thing and doing another. For the left this could be a difficult pill to swallow.

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