Posted on 11/16/2004 10:00:30 AM PST by RockinRight
To: South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford
In the face of soaring deficits and skyrocketing federal spending, America needs a leader who can say "NO!" to Washington tax-and-spenders.
During his six years in Congress, Mark Sanford earned straight "A" ratings from the National Taxpayers Union. When he was elected Governor of South Carolina, he cut taxes by a third and convinced the legislature to pay off 90% of the state's debt.
He even vetoed parts of his own party's budget, saying there was simply too much unnecessary spending. When the legislature overrode 105 of his 106 line-item vetoes, he protested by entering the capital building with two squeeling piglets under his arms, demanding to know why there was enough money for pork-barrel spending but not enough to pay the remainder of the state's debt.
Meanwhile, George W. Bush, as of July 2004, has not used his veto power even once. He has rubber-stamped every pork-laden bill sent to him by his Republican Congress. He has increased federal discretionary spending by 24% and has increased the federal deficit by about 900% since he took office. Compare this to Governor Sanford, who successfully controlled state government growth to 1% and who slashed deficits by 90%.
Sanford holds true to Republican principles on other issues, as well. While President Bush was echoing John Kerry and Al Gore's position on background checks at gun shows, Sanford was fighting them vigorously in Congress. While President Bush was parroting Kerry's desire to see the assault weapons ban renewed, Sanford was helping lead the fight against unconstitutional gun bans. While Bush promised to sign most gun bills that land on his desk, Sanford was signing a repeal of his state's one-gun-a-month law, making South Carolina a much friendlier place to gun owners and collectors. His time in Congress earned him an "A" rating from both the National Rifle Association and the Gun Owners of America. He was endorsed by the "We Vote Pro-Life" Political Action Committee and won praises from the American Conservative Union as the "Most Conservative Governor in America."
Therefore, we, the undersigned, strongly urge and implore Governor Sanford to consider a Presidential run in 2008 on a platform of fiscal conservatism, responsible government, and the preservation of Constitutional rights.
He's not a "beltway" type and it will take a LOT of work to get him the nomination over the rank-and-file guys like Bill Frist (who is a good guy, don't get me wrong) but it can be done.
I have said before I like Sanford as well as MN Governor Tim Pawlenty for the 2008 Presidential race.
The text does badmouth W a bit, but the fact is that in a fiscal sense, most of us agree Bush could do much better. Granted, maybe this term he will.
However, if the Dems are gonna run Hillary, we need a good candidate to run against her!
Sign this petition, it's only got 12 signatures so far, let's Freep this thing!
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Alright...you got me.
But if you guys don't get the nod, then Sanford will do...
Sanford's not a bad choice, if not for '08 then certainly for 2012. I like what he's done down here in SC, or at least tried to do; the chief executive is not strong here, the General Assembly holds all the power, and the executive branch is fractured into tons of independent little commissions and boards who answer to legislators, not the Governor.
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Can we count on your vote?
BTW he sounds like a good second choice.
Mitt Romney/Condi Rice 2008.
Mitt Romney's a yankee.
Eeh, Mitt's OK, but I question how conservative the guy actually is. I think he is more so than people think, they assume since he's from Massachusetts that he's another Pataki or Chaffee, but I dunno. He was born in Utah, so that might mean something.
I'm listening. Tell me more about his social conservatism. Is he pro-Life? Is he pro-Second Amendment? Information, please.
I love that tagline!
So who's the Pres and whos the Veep on your ticket? :)
Sure, I'll vote for you three or four times... ;-)
Sanford holds true to Republican principles on other issues, as well. While President Bush was echoing John Kerry and Al Gore's position on background checks at gun shows, Sanford was fighting them vigorously in Congress. While President Bush was parroting Kerry's desire to see the assault weapons ban renewed, Sanford was helping lead the fight against unconstitutional gun bans. While Bush promised to sign most gun bills that land on his desk, Sanford was signing a repeal of his state's one-gun-a-month law, making South Carolina a much friendlier place to gun owners and collectors. His time in Congress earned him an "A" rating from both the National Rifle Association and the Gun Owners of America. He was endorsed by the "We Vote Pro-Life" Political Action Committee and won praises from the American Conservative Union as the "Most Conservative Governor in America."
Why? The Democrats won't be!
This guy's the real deal, I'm telling ya!
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