South Carolina’s Governor Has Lost His Fool Mind
SANFORD USING STORIES ABOUT BEARS, PORRIDGE TO LOBBY FOR RIDICULOUSLY SMALL INCOME TAX CUT
FITSNews - April 8, 2007 - We’re not sure which is more pathetic - the fact that S.C. Governor Mark Sanford has been reduced to begging for an income tax cut of less than two tenths of a percentage point, or that he actually wrote this in today’s paper encouraging legislators to pass it:
Bolton, our third son, has always liked the story of the three bears — of the papa, mama and baby bear, and of the porridge being hot, cold and eventually “just right.” Work has begun on the state budget, and because that means hot, cold or “just right” now deals with your money, it’s worth sizing up whether or not you think things are indeed right in this year’s budget.
Holy hell. That might actually be the worst analogy we’ve read. Ever. Of course you never know with Sanford whether these folksy stories about his kids are even true or not. Sometimes he gets spokesman Joel Sawyer to search for funny anecdotes involving children on the Internet which he then passes off as his own. Heck, Bolton probably hates the three bears story. Kind of like genuine fiscal conservatives hate his dad’s chronic tax reduction dysfunction.
Anyway, we’re sure Sanford’s bearish push to “cut” South Carolina’s income tax from 7% to 6.83% could very well stimulate South Carolina’s economy. Kind of like a tree falling in the woods. Or somebody buying a cup of coffee.
In fact, when you adjust for inflation we’re not entirely sure this limp, little adjustment of the top marginal rate even qualifies as a tax cut anymore.
You know, it’s incredibly depressing that the bold leader of five years ago, the man who promised not to “tinker around the edges” of South Carolina’s outdated, antiquated, non-competitive tax code is … well, tinkering around the edges. Or at least attempting to do so.
He’ll only have successfully tinkered around the edges if the porridge ends up turning out “just right.”
Comments
By wallace on April 8th, 2007 at 7:57 pm
The Gov has been one of the biggest disappointments in my political life. He repeatedly fails to deliver (except for those pigs)…repeatedly fails to work with the speaker or the Lt. Gov (both republicans), and never seems to work or play with anyone in a meaningful way.
Surely he can’t be serious in believing that the national press is gonna give him a pass for accomplishing NOTHING? Surely he can’t believe the national press is gonna give him a pass for NOT getting along with his republican leaders in the general assembly…
Our state government is a mess…and all he does is write silly editorials and whine…and then goes back to the governors mansion and reads another book on some esoteric crap that is of no value to the citizens of SC…
By Olin D on April 9th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
He’s a disappointment, but I’m sure you didn’t hesitate to vote for him a 2nd time.
By wallace on April 9th, 2007 at 6:22 pm
Sad, but true. Had Tommy worked harder, I may have bolted the party….but I did not.
I am a life long republican…but I sure am sad at the state of our party and our leaders.
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