It wasn't all talk about business during Monday's annual Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce Legislative Session Review Breakfast.

Local State House members Steve Moss, Dennis Moss and Lanny Littlejohn called on embattled Gov. Mark Sanford to resign after his revelation last week that he flew to Argentina to see a woman he has been having an extramarital affair with for the past year.

The House members' comments were included in a report published on the CNN Web site on Tuesday.

Responding to a pointed question on Sanford's future from a York County Republican Party official, Steve Moss said Sanford should resign because his actions have made him an ineffective leader.

Littlejohn admitted that the House Republican Caucus often butted heads with Sanford, whom Littlejohn said should step down to "save his family."

Dennis Moss — a former Highway Patrol officer — also said he believed Sanford should step down because by Sanford's own admission, he violated the rules that law enforcement officers he commissions are sworn to uphold, including being honest and not abusing state resources.

State Senate Majority Leader Harvey Peeler blasted Sanford, as the state's chief executive officer, for leaving the country for five days without notifying his staff and state officials of his whereabouts, but stopped short of calling for his resignation.

Peeler said he was willing to give Sanford, whom he described as "quirky," time to work to see if Sanford can reconcile with his wife, Jenny, and their four children.

"His quirkiness doesn't concern me," Peeler said. "What he does in his bedroom doesn't concern me. It's none of my business. But what he does in the boardroom does. It's where our business of the state is conducted and it's where our governor is supposed to be 24-7. Our governor left the country for five days and no one knew where he was. I'm still stunned. It's still unbelievable."

In a press conference last week, Sanford admitted he flew to Argentina to visit a woman he had been having an affair with for a year and failed to inform his staff of his trip. Sanford also revealed that he would reimburse public funds used for an economic development trip that included a stop in Argentina.

Peeler said Sanford was out of the country when the state's record unemployment figures were announced this past Friday.

"I got calls from the New York Times, the USA Today and every major newspaper called me to ask me where the governor was and what we were going to do about it."

Sanford, meanwhile, appeared to be holding firm Tuesday in his decision to stay in office.