Comments on: Bobby Harrell Is Being Melodramatic

By: Taxpayer

Taxpayer — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:08:03 +0000

Of course Sanford is correct…the point is that he goes about it in the wrong way thereby ensuring that the money will be spent. Hell…everybody can talk against taxes and waste…only a leader can do something about it.

Sanford bought himself a headline today, and the taxpayers paid for it to the tune of 5 million dollars.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:53:53 +0000

Why do I think that a big chunk of this money is going to buy more golf carts and drivers (errr security guards) for the House and Senate members to be driven the physically taxing one fourth of a mile from their offices to the Chambers? Honestly, have you ever seen the boondoggle security setup the Senate has??? They have more golf carts in that garage than some of our local golf courses.

Sanford is once again siding with the voting public at large and against the out of touch, elitist legislators that always wonder how it is that he keeps winning elections and getting high poll numbers.

Kudos to Sanford for being the first state official to recognize that violent crime is going back up after we relaxed the tough on crime laws at the beginning of this decade.

By: G.L.

G.L. — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 03:09:12 +0000

I don’t know about all the proposed increases but they do need a little better security from people entering the Statehouse from the garage and in some of the buildings such as the Brown or Dennis buildings.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:31:56 +0000

Will: Thanks for admitting that Gov. Sanford’s remarks were not only inappropriate but insensitive given the fact that we are at war. Let’s hope that Mark’s gaffe doesn’t attract the attention of some terrorist cell looking for an easy target. Our SLED director was right to support additional security at the Statehouse as is Bobby Harrell.
By the way, we understand that the governor’s own security detail is costing taxpayers over $3,000,000 per year. Since Mark says we’re not a target, will he agree to cancel his security detail and save us taxpayers this needless expense? Didn’t think so…

By: pork buster

pork buster — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:27:23 +0000

great post and keep it up! Government does have a role and protecting citizens is number 1. Sanford should have said “amen” and pointed out that wasteful spending in the budget took away from that job. Concentrate on pork and not let th hide behind opposition to legitimate spending.
preach on will

By: Natasha

Natasha — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:11:27 +0000

Will, that was one funny blog dude! Go get ‘em…

By: King Richard

King Richard — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:33:21 +0000

I feel safer now, knowing that Mark Sanford knows where terrorist targets are!

By: Taxpayer

Taxpayer — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:43:20 +0000

It is all simple.
The State wants to spend 5 million. That is, if experience holds true, about twice as much as needed.

This is why Sanford is a loserâ€¦instead of using his authority and influence to cut the price in half, he will attempt to score political points by grandstanding the issueâ€¦moaning and groaning about excess. In the process pissing off a new set of people that will not be able to work with in the future.

Of course, if he really had any prestige amongst those that matter, he could kill the whole deal. But he lost that last yearâ€¦so now the taxpayers pay for his arrogant misdeeds.

Keep up the good work Will…you are about all that is left of any real info coming SC politics.