His Cheatin' Heart and His Poorly Functioning Brain

You remember Mark Sanford, don't you? Governor of South Carolina, told people he was going for a walk, went to Argentina instead. Yeah, that guy.

I may be a bit late to chime in on this, but here's why I think he should either resign or be impeached.

It's not the adultery thing. In general, people don't feel shame anymore, so the public doesn't hold shameful acts against anyone, not even politicians like Sanford who used to stand on soap boxes and rail against the decline of "family values," whatever those are. No, adultery and it's consequences in this case are between Sanford and his wife, who seemingly has forgiven him, since she and the kids are going with the governor on a European vacation.

No, Sanford should resign because the fact that he ran off for almost a week without anyone knowing where he was or how to contact him shows a complete lack of sound judgment, to the extent that he shouldn't be in control of everything, much less one of the 50 states in the Union.

Think of it this way. South Carolina, just like all the other states, is essentially a large corporation, with many thousands of employees, a huge budget and a need for clear thinking on the part of upper management. If Sanford were the head of a Fortune 500 company and pulled that stunt, he would either be forced to resign or would be removed by the board of directors. And that's what should happen in this instance. Sanford should either resign or be impeached.