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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.
Sanford is NOT pro-choice. Not in any way. That's why we need to start now so we don't end up with Giuliani or Frist, or Condi Rice. Condi is great for what she is, but she isn't Presidential material.
I'll go for Sanford then!
If we continue to run all white male tickets, we will lose. If we were to say Hillary will get the "Woman Vote", a way to counter that is with a woman of our own. Not only that, but an African American woman...
Whew, we are buying our base support with appointments. Think it over to Nov 2008.
Okay, will do!
No matter what kind of math you use, two moderates don't equal one conservative.
Don't even think about nominating someone other than a governor.
Is Mark Sanford related to former North Carolina Governor, Terry Sanford? Just wondering.
Otherwise we'll be stuck with someone we don't like, like McCain...
Thanks for posting the link. I thought he was single, but see that he is married with four children. Very cool. I might have been thinking of Sen. Lindsay Graham.
Even better.
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Sanford, and our other guy here Jim DeMint- are serious conservatives.
Sanford has all the same positive qualities as Bush, but is more fiscally conservative and has an even larger set of cajones (no disrespect intended, Dubya).
The only wild card really is how he'd handle the War on Terror. I think he'll be fine, however, because nothing in Sanford's resume suggests he'd be anything other than a hawk.
Plus, we should remember Bush had no foreign policy experience at all, but he put the right people in his cabinet and the rest is history. There's no reason to think Sanford won't do the same.
Sanford, as well as Pawlenty and CO Governor Bill Owens, are all quite conservative but none are well known. Getting them well known is our job.
More info here:
http://draftsanford.cjb.net/
I agree. We just need to get Sanford and these other guys out on the mashed potato and rubber chicken circuit and get them some visibility. See who can light up Republican crowds across the country. See who can mobilize the ENTIRE Republican base the way Reagan and Bush II could.
How's he on Foreign Policy?
How is Mark Sanford related to the late Gov. and Sen. Terry Sanford, D-NC?
I do not believe that the mass of blacks in the USA would vote for Condi Rice for President or even governor of CA for that matter.
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