De voorzitster van de Democratische partij in South Carolina, Carol Fowler, zei afgelopen week dat de Republikeinen en de Democraten moeten samen werken en een commissie moet vormen om een onderzoek naar gouverneur Mark Sanford te starten. “Mark Sanford deceived us– the only way now for South Carolinians to feel confident they are being told the truth is for the General Assembly to pursue every recourse under the law to get at that truth”, aldus Fowler in een verklaring. “During the past 10 days South Carolinians have been subjected to the greatest display of irresponsible behavior by an elected official in a hundred years. Mark Sanford abandoned his official duties, deceived the public, and misled his family. He has even admitted to using public funds to support his extramarital affair”, aldus Fowler. “But in spite of 10 days of full national humiliation, South Carolinians still don’t know the whole truth. Is Mark Sanford simply an irresponsible public official or guilty of something criminal? Mark Sanford has made a mockery of Republican claims to represent family values and stewardship of tax dollars. Now he’s hoping his fellow Republicans will turn their heads rather than do what they are obligated to do – investigate how the governor abused the public trust by using official resources to conduct and cover up an affair”, aldus het hoofd van de Democratische partij in South Carolina. Wordt ongetwijfeld vervolgd.