Sanford capitulation alert, eh?
Well, you might as well sound the Palin capitulation alert, or the Jindal capitulation alert, since Sanford was the last governor to certify acceptance of the Porkulus funds, and Palin and Sanford the only two governors to refuse the $700 Million education funds included as part of the Porkulus "carrot."
As for the $700 Million in question, Sanford has announced that he will not release it to the South Carolina legislature until its members appropriate an equivalent amount of state funds to pay off state obligations, thereby neutralizing Obama's (and the Democrats' at the national level) ability to attack Sanford, as well as boxing the state legislature into a corner. Furthermore, and note well, Sanford's primary opponents in the South Carolina legislature are...Republicans, led by S.C. Sen. Hugh Leatherman from Florence.
But hey, go on right ahead and omit those needed parts in your misguided quest to advance the political chameleon and leftist prop Romney.
Too bad. I respect him for taking a stand, something which seems so difficult for many elected republicans to do.
I suppose in the end he had to give in, and with little support from the republicans in DC, what could he do.
Unlike the rats, which tend to keep the heat on, the rinos will only do so for a bit and then move on. Sometimes I wish the GOP would learn to play chess, instead of tic-tac-toe.
Still, thanks gov. Sanford for your stand. I for one respect what he did, even though in the end he had to give in.
Very disappointing.
I believe many South Carolinians were ready to commit themselves as the point of the spear to take back state sovereignty from the criminal fascist syndicate occupying Washington. It’s in the nature of the citizens in SC, from Moultrie’s heroic defense at Fort Johnson in June, 1776, to the “Swamp Fox” and his guerilla tactics that made the British split their forces and allowed General Washington time to regroup.
Very, very disappointing. Sanford can’t read the political tea leaves. We don’t care if the welfare slobs and teacher’s unions are crying all over the pages of the worthless, left wing propaganda press in the state.
Looks like the job to take back the union falls to the ordinary citizen. Well, wouldn’t be the first time in history. We’ll need to find and grow our own leaders.
The way the media and even Republicrats around here were spinning it, Sanford was practically getting ready to starve the children....