The moralists in South Carolina are calling for Governor Mark Sanford’s resignation. I guess I have just one thing to say – well maybe two or three. Let the Governor and his wife mend their marriage. If she is forgiving, then we should forgive as well.
For the Republicans in “Governor, step-down mode” may I remind you of Sen. David Vittner, the Louisiana Republican whose name appeared on the list of the so called Washington Madam several years ago. When he returned to the Senate, it appears that it was to a round of applause.
According to the Times Herald Record: “When it comes to sex, political morality, it seems, means an unflinching standard for others of the opposite party but quite a squishy thing when applied to one’s self.
“Vittner is one of the most sanctimonious conservatives in Congress — and there are plenty of them. He campaigned on such notions as ‘Marriage Appreciation Week’ (what, only seven days a year to appreciate your spouse?), abstinence-only teaching for teens, criminalization of single-sex unions, and ‘the family values that the people of Louisiana hold dear.’”
As for those calling for the resignation of Gov. Sanford, I am totally opposed to adultery, but some folks need to lighten up. Watch this adultery confession for starters. (No, I don’t think adultery is a laughing matter. However, those calling for Sanford’s resignation may be taking themselves too seriously.)
And finally, in the words of my grandmother, who often found the appropriate quote from Scripture: “Let he who is not guilty cast the first stone.”
Times Herald Recordonline.com
Copyright 2009 Rita Watson