Governor of South Carolina deserts needy citizens

That headline is not surprising. Mark Sanford, governor of South Carolina, is one of the worst Repugnical wingnut governors we have in this country. He is truly an elitist, and he doesn't give a damn about real people, which means he doesn't give a damn about those suffering in his own state.

The regular folks in South Carolina are suffering mightily from our current Depression (and I use that word purposely). Unemployment is skyrocketing which has resulted in personal devastation. More and more people in South Carolina are losing their homes through foreclosure.


Sanford, however, being a Repugnican is concerned about principals (and I use that word purposely). He's worried about the principal honchos of the big companies. He pretends he's concerned about "principles," such as a government should not run up a big deficit and carry a load of debt.

This is, of course, all horsehockey! He doesn't give a damn about government debt or deficits, either. Just look at his record. If you can find one statement where Sanford expressed concern about the fact that Chimpy was borrowing money like mad to finance his insanity in Iraq, I'll be glad to publish it and make a retraction. If you can find one statement where Sanford expressed despair because Chimpy ran through Clinton's surplus and proceeded to climb the national debt to record highs, I'll be glad to publish it and make a retraction.

So far as Repugnicans go, it's OK to pile up a huge amount of debt caused by deficit spending if you want to kill people. But, sure as hell don't try to "socialize" the country by helping folks save their homes, feed their kids, buy medication, or obtain decent, affordable health care!


So, naturally, Sanford has refused money from Obama's stimulus bill! He's not going to take $700 million just to pass out to poor folks. Only CEO's should get that kind of money!

This stubborn, idiotic refusal has created problems for Sanford in the state of South Carolina. Even some Repugnicans in the legislature think think he's overreacting...and hey, wouldn't it help them get reelected if they could dole out a few bucks to the needy?

So, a battle has been waging. And now, Gov. Mark has said he would accept this $700 mil but ONLY if the legislature would agree to "use an equivalent amount of state money to pay down debt over the next two years." (from McClatchy)

There's more, but you get the point. Let's not use the money to help people. Let's use it to pay down the state debt.

I don't think they can do that in any case, but the point of this rant is that Repugnicans like Mark Sanford do not, I repeat, do not care about real people, regular folks out trying to make ends meet, struggling to survive!

How the hell they keep getting elected is simply beyond comprehension!

Screw the people says SC Gov. Mark Sanford

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Gov. Mark Sanford opposes stimulus money for South Carolina

It must be something in the water. More kooks come crawling out of South Carolina than most any other state in the Union. That's always been true, come to think of it.

Now, Mark Sanford, the Repugnican guv of South Carolina says he ain't gonna take no $3.2 billion in stimulus money for his state! That should warm the hearts of his constituents! Yup, he's agin' the fedural gov'mint payin' fer stuff with money they don't got.

Hold on, says a couple of Republican legislative leaders...we could sure use some of that money, like $480 mil to fix our infrastructure.

Nope, says Sanford.


In Congress, though, South Carolina Democrat, Jim Clyburn, (one of the good guys) snuck in a little provision to the stimulus act which would do an end-run around Sanford. It says if a governor does not act within 45 days after the bill passes, state legislative leaders can, with a statement, accept the federal aid.

Sanford claims to be all worried about deficit spending. Well, where has he been for eight long years? How the hell does he think we've "paid" for Iraq and Afghanistan and all the other monkey business dreamed up by the bozos in the Bush administration?

But maybe there's more to it. You see, Clyburn got his eyes on using the stimulus money to help the poor folks in South Carolina. Now, if there's anything that Republicans don't want to do it is use guv'mint money to help poor folks (read Black). Guv'mint money's good for the rich white folks, but let's not go crazy here.

Clyburn's going a bit crazy. He wants to help the nation's poorest counties and bump up aid to "historically black colleges and universities."

Can't have that; 'specially in South Carolina!

Oh, yeah, Jim DeMint, da Candy Man, is gonna "help lead Senate opposition to the stimulus plan."

Of course he is.


[One final moment of terror: there are Repugs who are talking about Sanford running for prez in 2012. Aaargh!]