South Carolina
SC Republicans Prepared To Act If Sanford Does Not Resign
The weekend retreat for South Carolina Republican legislators in Myrtle Beach was billed as a crucial moment in the political future of Gov. Mark Sanford, and although no formal moves to impeach the scandalized governor were initiated, the coming days look very bleak. No Republicans offered a defense of Sanford and most actively called for […]
Political Future Looks Grim For Sanford
Unmoved by Republican Gov. Mark Sanford’s angry rebuttals to those who are calling for his resignation and his determination to keep the keys to the Palmetto State governor’s mansion, his fellow Republicans in the South Carolina legislature are set to tee Sanford up for impeachment, with proceedings likely to begin when the legislature reconvenes in […]
GOP Pressure Moves Sanford Closer To Exit
Despite the national furor over South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s very public Argentine romance and subsequent political implosion having died down long ago, the Republican may not be able to save his job thanks to the story becoming an ongoing saga that his own GOP colleagues seemingly cannot take anymore.
Two new developments appear to have […]
Sanford Pens Op-Ed Apology
The bizarre saga of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford continues with a “humbled and broken” op-ed apology to the citizens of the Palmetto State published on Sunday in The State newspaper.
Sanford apologized for his transgressions, declared that his recent misfortunes are akin to his “funeral” and appears to be assuring his constituents that he should […]
Sanford Takes Heat For Pricey Travel
Finding your very own “soul mate” can get expensive. It certainly did for South Carolina Republican Gov. Mark Sanford and the unwitting taxpayers of the Palmetto State.
An AP investigation found that the “fiscal conservative” Sanford billed the state of South Carolina almost $38,000 for first-class and business-class foreign flights to places like China, Brazil and, […]
Sanford Stays Put
Embattled South Carolina Republican Governor Mark Sanford has been given a reprieve from his own party even as he continues to insist that, unlike Sarah Palin, there are no plans for resignation in his political future.
Statewide leaders of the South Carolina Republican Party held a crucial conference call on Monday that would end with a […]
Mark Sanford Is/Isn’t MIA
And we mean “missing in action” in the most literal sense.
You see, South Carolina Gov. Sanford needed some down time after losing a lawsuit over his opposition to using Obama stimulus funds and having all of his legislative vetoes overturned by his own party that he needed some R&R. So the governor decided to […]
Sanford Takes Local Hit In Stimulus Fight
The flap over South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford’s politicized decision to refuse nearly $1 billion in economic stimulus funds from the Obama administration on the grounds of “fiscal responsibility” continues to make headlines.
The Palmetto State, second only to Michigan in the percentage of unemployed citizens, still has $700 million in stimulus money due to come […]
Hillary in Nashville, moving on from SC
After Obama finished his victory speech in Columbia, Hillary popped up on stage in Nashville, TN giving what was basically her tried-and-true stump speech during a previously scheduled town hall event at Tennessee State University. Barely a peep about South Carolina and her mighty loss outside of a mild congratulatory remark toward Sen. Obama and […]
SC: Final results and Obama’s victory speech
No question that Obama can claim a sizable victory in the South Carolina primary. Amidst rancorous jabs with the Clintons and plenty of worries that he would be a “blacks only” candidate, Obama showed great ability in cobbling together an odd coalition of those coveted African American voters as well as enough anti-Hillary whites […]
