[MadIsh32]

Sanford is a self made millionaire and was in the private sector for quite a while. And as much as I despise UVA (being a Hokie and all) he did graduate from UVA near the top of his class

He bucked the party on Capitol Hill quite a bit in Congress and has constantly been a thorn in the side of the Republican led legislature in SC

He was one of the few from the class of 1994 to actually honor his term limits commitment

Saying Sanford is another entrenched party hack is ridiculous. In fact, he is the exact type of conservative we need today

[SoCalPol]

self made. ha
Sanford’s father, a billionaire. Sanford grew up on a 30 acre plantation and had the benefirs of wealth to be set up

[Gargantua]

I didn't say that he was, I asked if he was just another GOP party hack. If he isn't, he'd probably make a good potential VP for Palin in '12.

But to win the Presidency against Obama, you need "Star" power... and only Palin has it. I watched her in a small town in Arizona (New Mexico? it was a southwestern state) draw between 20-25,000 people on the same day that Biden drew 4-6,000 in Pennsylvania.

Says it all, my friend. That's all you need to know. Somebody whose presence (on the podium or on the ballot) alone will bring them out in beyond-belief numbers.

;-/