This governor Sanford from South Carolina is a real asshole.....

from ThinkProgress:



Sanford plans not to use stimulus fund to stimulate South Carolina economy.

ABC News’ Teddy Davis reports that South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R), who is considering a run for president in 2012, “will be sending President Obama a letter in the next few days asking for permission to apply a quarter of South Carolina’s stimulus money, approximately $700 million, to paying down state debt rather than using the money to fund government programs.” If Obama rejects Sanford’s request, the governor will not seek the $700 million in stimulus funds which are under his discretion, possibly causing the state legislature to override his efforts. Sanford’s move follows the attempt by Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA), another 2012 contender, to reject $90 million in stimulus funding that would have benefited 25,000 unemployed Louisiana residents.


http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/10/sanford-on-stim/

would work. And why does he think this is such a winning argument? Ugh.

SC has the 4th highest unemployment rate, I'm pretty sure.

What an ass.

taunted Sanford in her state-of-the-state address last night saying that if he (Sanford) didn't want the money for South Carolina, North Carolina sure as hell would take it. (Not exactly her words.) She joked that she would drive down and pick it up herself. Sanford is an asswipe and that will surely win him a spots in the hearts of Republicans everywhere.

I didn't know they had those locally. She makes no bones about it. I like her so far.