Mark Sanford: The Evil Ploy To Turn Down $700 Million

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford is a dick. His state is suffering high unemployment, needs all the Federal help it can and NOW is the time the Republican wants to lower spending? In his world, the rich don't have enough money and the poor have too much.

Watch this CNN video featuring SC's Ty'Sheoma Bethea, the student invited by President Obama to the White House. It puts a face on the mind-numbingly stupid attack on education Gov. Sanford has imposed on his state.



Via The Washington Monthly

"he's spectacularly wrong. Sanford wants to reject $700 million from the federal government. As a consequence, 7,500 teachers would lose their jobs (and they, in turn, would spend less money in their local economies); construction workers who might work on school repair will not get hired (and they, in turn, will not be able to spend money in their local economies); and students like Ty'Sheoma Bethea will stay in schools that are literally falling apart."

The state legislature will over-turn him and the state will get the money. This is all political posturing for a 2012 run at something. What an evil ploy. He puts his career ahead of his constituents.

Source: Washington Monthly