SC Residents Mixed Over Fate of Cheating Gov

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford talks during an interview with The Associated Press about his...

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford talks during an interview with The Associated Press about his relationship with an Argentine mistress, in his Columbia, S.C., Statehouse office on Tuesday, June 30, 2009. During the interview Sanford said that he "crossed lines" with a handful of women other than his mistress but never had sex with them. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)

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Will Davis, a 29-year-old Greenville mechanic, said if Jenny Sanford is trying to make the marriage work, then the public also "should give him another chance." But he warned that any more allegations of affairs or misspent state money would end Mark Sanford's career.

"You can lie to us once and you ask for forgiveness," Davis said. "But the second time, that's a different story."

The governor smiled and appeared well-rested as he left his official residence Friday morning in a car driven by a state security officer. He acknowledged an AP photographer with a wave as they drove by.

His departure to join his family in Florida came a day after his wife's statement and one other piece of encouraging news for the governor: State police said they found no evidence he illegally used taxpayer money to pay for six trips to see Chapur in Argentina and New York. His office says it will look at ways to make information about his whereabouts more public.

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But many politicians remain furious.

Glenn McCall, one of the state's Republican National Committee members, said Sanford leaving the state for the long holiday weekend may divert some attention from the scandal, but the party needs him to resign before this second, final term ends in 18 months.

He is calling for another look at the travel records, in part because state law enforcement is under Sanford's authority. He is also planning a rally at the Statehouse on Thursday aimed at pressuring Sanford out of office.

"For whatever reason, he's still here," McCall said Friday. "I'm praying he uses his time so he and his family can discuss not only the family and healing that needs to take place there, but what's best from a political perspective."

Frank and Denise Walker — Columbia residents married for 23 years — said politics are of little consequence for Sanford after he showed the world he did not respect his wife.