SC Governor Sanford: Time To Get Back To Business Of Governing

GREER, S.C. (AP) - Gov. Mark Sanford says it’s time for him to put aside discussions of his extramarital affair and get back to work governing the people of South Carolina.

Sanford told reporters at a news conference Tuesday that he had made a mistake and was working to repair his relationship with his wife.

Several supporters welcomed the Republican with applause.

The stop at a Department of Motor Vehicles office in Greer was Sanford’s first public appearance since he called his Argentine mistress his “soul mate” during lengthy interviews with The Associated Press.

Sanford says he has been spending time with his family. The couple took a trip together last week, and Sanford says they will travel again later this week with their four sons.