Another way to look at it...

I am not, repeat not, excusing the behavior of the South Carolina Governor. I do question calls for his impeachment based on his having an affair. If indiscretion was evidence of an inability to perform one's job, I know several higher ups in major corporations who should be dusting off their resumes as they should soon be out of a job.

The inevitable comparison between this affair and GOP calls for the impeachment of Bill Clinton will be all over the papers soon. The difference here is, granted once he was caught, Sanford admitted his dalliance rather than try to cover it up.

In a stolen Twitter comment from Neal Boortz's page:

If Mark Sanford had cheated on his taxes instead of his wife, he would have been a cabinet member by now.

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Oh the times they are a changin'

Time changes everything. Or so it is the saying goes.

In his 1981 inaugural address, Ronald Reagan said, "In this troubled time, government is not the solution, government is the problem."

In his in 1993, Bill Clinton said, "Government is not the problem but it is not the solution. People are the solution."

On January 20th, 2009, we expect to hear Barack Obama say, "Government is the solution".