Sanford on Wilson: Enough is enough

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who has enough of his battles going on right now, suggests it's time for Congressman Joe Wilson and his critics to move on.

Wilson, who shouted out "You lie!" during Barack Obama's speech on health care, instantly propelled himself from a relative unknown in background of Congress to national news -- and contoversial figure -- during his outburst.

Sanford said Wison's issues cover the "same dynamic" as his own.

From CNN:

... "the guy apologized, and then you can have a bunch of other people come back and say, 'We want you to apologize again and again and again,'" Sanford told CN2 News in Rock Hill, South Carolina. "But what do people want out of federal representation? They want somebody representing them up in Congress ... he apologized to the president. Does he have to issue 25 more apologies before folks will leave him alone?"

Sanford knows a little something about this. He's been on a mea culpa tour for the past few months, ever since he admitted having an extramarital affair in Argentina, which had him leave the state's business on the back burner while he traveled to South America to visit the woman he referred to as his "soul mate."

Wilson says he wants to let bygones be bygones. From the Post & Courier:

... the South Carolina congressman who shouted "You lie" at President Obama last week during a speech to Congress said Friday that he would not make such an outburst again, and the donations pouring into campaign coffers are not worth the negative attention he's received ...

Enough soap opera. Can we get back to work sometime this year or next?