I'll leave it to the residents of the great state of South Carolina to decide whether their governor remains in office, and to the governor's wife to decide whether the marriage continues.

But, as a partner in a large public relations firm, I have no problem saying that the governor's communications team should be fired immediately.  Lying, which is clearly what they did over the past week when they said he was hiking on the Appalachian Trail, simply and unambiguously is not acceptable.

And if they were lied to, that is, if they were deliberately told incorrect information, they should all resign by noon today as a matter of principle.

Actually, they should have submitted their resignations yesterday.