McCall wants Sanford to resign

Glenn McCall, the York County GOP chairman elected as RNC committeeman last year, has become one of the first leading Republicans in South Carolina to ask Gov. Mark Sanford to step down, following the Governor’s affair with “43-year-old divorcee and high-powered international businesswoman” Maria Shapur. While most people consider Sanford’s abandonment of the state the main problem, with the affair as the kicker, McCall sites the affair as the impetus for his statement.

“He was saying our elected leaders needs to stand firm on principles and values and one of those is strong family values,” McCall said to CNN. “What he said is hypocritical if he doesn’t step down, because he was right with what he said about Clinton and others. When you are elected leader we hold you to higher standards.”

However, McCall wanted to split the baby when it came to whether the Governor abused his authority. He said he’d like to see the General Assembly investigate the matter, but is not advocating impeachment. If legislators found a certain level of improper conduct, it would make sense to go all the way. After all, it wouldn’t be right for a law enforcement agency to find enough evidence for an indictment and then just let it sit there.