Y'all seen this?? More about Sanford - another cover-up?

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-06-25/sanfords-strange-side/

In March, a reporter for the American Conservative, Michael Dougherty, traveled to South Carolina to write a profile on Sanford. He returned with a generally favorable piece portraying the governor as a principled conservative with maverick tendencies. Buried in Dougherty’s lengthy profile, however, was a story from Sanford’s past that local papers suppressed and the national media has ignored to this day.

During Sanford’s first run for governor in 2002, an 8-year-old African-American girl drowned while wandering across Sanford’s vacation property on Lady’s Island. Sanford’s insurance company paid the girl’s family “around $300,000,” according to Dougherty, and the incident remained private.

Sources gave Dougherty varying account of the girl’s death: One said she fell into a “pit” while another said she drowned in a “retaining pond.” Other sources offered the reporter odd background details: “Sanford,” they told Dougherty, “who owned a hydraulic excavator at the time, digs holes on his property to unwind.”

others dig holes.

At least clear brush serves some logical purpose. Just going around your propery with a hydraulic excavator digging holes seems pretty bizarre by any standards. weird.

...that the Luv Gov is into holes...

I'm shocked - SHOCKED, I tell you - that the media would bury stories that could prove embarrassing for up-and-coming conservatroids (especially those with mega-rich wives).

Odd habit, and one that likely plays hob with environmentally-sensitive areas such as the barrier islands of South Carolina. I hope this self-indulgent practice has been curtailed!

Sanford's penchant for 'digging holes' finally caught up with him, and I hope he ends up buried in one of those holes of which he is so fond (metaphorically speaking, of course).

his father is buried in one of those holes.

Another interesting tidbit: AP is reporting that the Gov. has taken many private plane trips that he did not reveal as required by SC law. These are not the trips he took for personal business on state owned aircraft, but trips taken on privately owned planes. He's already under investigation for the trips he took on state planes.

Looks like the hole he's dug for himself is getting deeper and deeper. I wonder if he can see China yet!

Sanford is such a hypocrite - I hope they start the impeachment proceedings next week

His successor (Andre Bauer) shares the same political views.

We're better off with Sanford in office, discredited and politically paralyzed. That's the only way to hold the line on their conservative agenda.

Thanks

Local talk radio (conservative, of course) is pretty much in favor of impeaching him now. They were previously calling for him to resign.

Sanford is their hero. They've defended him to the wall on everything. But now, even in the absence of indictments or charges or anything even close to that, they (the conservatives) want him out.

Why?

So Andre Bauer can push the agenda further. They know Sanford is politically useless now.

Of course these radio hosts and callers are masking their true intentions, presenting their views as "principled," that since he cheated and left the state and all that, he's got to go. That is NOT why they want him gone. They want him gone so Andre Bauer can pick up the ball.

Most of my Democratic friends want Sanford to stay, just to hold the line on their agenda. I'm on the same page.

One of his prime supporters is Jake Knotts. Knotts would love to bury Sanford in one of those holes.

Sanford is a libertarian ideologue welded to dogma. Bauer is a lightweight good ol' boy who has trouble keeping 2 thoughts in his head. His biggest campaign was for the "I Believe" religious license plates. He hasn't even waited until becoming Governor to have a scandal or two.

Sanford's true heir apparent was Nikki Haley. She scared the hell out of the rest of the field before Sanford started hiking. He blew a hole in her campaign. That is a good thing, because Haley would be a truly scary person in power. She is intelligent, conservative, and attractive. Like Palin, but with a brain.

I see no difference between Sanford and Bauer when it comes to fiscal issues, and everything comes down to that at the state level.

But even more to the point: Bauer wants to be governor and he's a Republican. He'll do what the good ole boys tell him to do. These Republicans want Bauer in office for a reason. Don't let them fool you.

Granted Sanford has turned out to be one strange character even for SC. However, he will not let up on a public policy such as taking the stimulus when he gets it in his mind. He is the same way about the Unemployment Commission. Sanford will keep poking at that until the end of time.

Sanford will not listen to anybody. period.

Bauer may have have a lot of the same fiscal positions, but he is a creature of the legislature as you pointed out. Sanford never was, and they fought like cats and dogs.

They don't fool me. One reason they don't want Bauer in is because they don't want to give him a headstart on the job in the coming election.

Another problem is that Senator Glenn MConnell doesn't want to give up his position as President of the Senate and become lt. governor. He would go from one of the most powerful state positions to one of the most powerless. He is working on some angle right now so that he won't have to move.

I have no idea what exactly is going on. I just know that a lot of things are. I also know that Sanford will not be impeached no matter what he does unless everybody in the back rooms can agree.

but there's a good chance criminal charges are in his future.

I think it's impeachment or maybe some kind of deal to walk away from office.

Then, of course, SC would just be worse off.

doesn't it? I have a feeling Sanford's not the only one feeling the heat. Old Reggie Lloyd's in the hot seat,too.

The P&C sucks, imo.

But we'll see.

Digging holes with a hydraulic excavator....who does that? And even if he gets some benefit from it, why wouldn't you fill them back in so they don't become a danger to people, or animals. Something just seems off about that to me.

to humans or animals? It would never cross their minds:sarcasm:

They don't care, they are selfish people who don't give a damn about anything else but their needs.

:shrug:

That's all kinds of fucked up.

I personally prefer a Cat 416 backhoe to vent my aggression. :evilgrin:




They are WAY more powerful than these:



But a backhoe costs a hell of a lot more.

has been out for a long time.

Hi, neighbor!

when the mistress story broke.. Public records listed quite a bit of detail for 2007 travel, but 2008 records were pretty much non-existent, so one would assume that he went "nowhere" in 2008..but then we know he WAS traveling..just mooching off rich buddies & not telling anyone..what a scamp:rofl:"

I am sure there is more to come out about this guy. Wow!

and rising. :wtf: Is that story on any other site?

would be SCREAMING BLOODY MURDER until the Dem had to resign.

Dig it.

I'm serious. Someone should start digging.

The man is a psychopath.