Comments on: FITSNews Exclusive - Consultant’s Miscalculation Cost Sanford VP Slot

By: John Learner Sux

John Learner Sux — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:03:10 +0000

John Learner sucks at consulting and loses more races than anybody.

By: McCain's Secret Gameplan | FITSNews For Now

McCain's Secret Gameplan | FITSNews For Now — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:27:43 +0000

[...] Gov. Mark Sanford, whose political consultant Jon Lerner has been working full-time these days to secure Sanford a spot on McCain’s shortlist, did not [...]

By: Coke Stevenson

Coke Stevenson — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:08:07 +0000

The Senate appointee would serve until the next general election, not the full six year term.

Need an example? Strom Thurmond resigned his Senate seat in the Spring of 1956 to fulfill a campaign promise to be elected as a Democrat. A senator was appointed and served until Thurmond was elected in the 1956 election as a Democrat.

Thus, IF McCain wins, and IF he appoints Senator Graham to a post, whomever is appointed to the Senate will serve until a new senator is elected in 2010.

If Sanford wants the seat, he might be advised to appoint a caretaker and run for the seat in 2010. With relations as chilly as they are between the Lite Gov and the Gov, the Lite Gov just might appoint someone else upon the resignation and laugh his behind off.

Can’t you see Andre Bauer standing at the mike and announcing new US Senator Jake Knotts?

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:02:30 +0000

To defend a record, one must have a record to begin with…

By: CL

CL — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:05:57 +0000

McCain’s brand of Republicanism is nothing new, its called liberalism.

By: Wondering

Wondering — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:58:00 +0000

How will Sanford defend his record? It is horrid.

Me thinks the national media will rip him apart. Ala Dan Quayle, but without the personality.

That Sanford quasi-libertarian crap only plays with the Ron Paul crazies, plus a few that read that Friedman book. I read it, but forgot most of it as it was wishy wishy wannbe upper east side, please think I am smart bunk.

Can we just skip the election, save the money, and accept that the republican pary is leaderless?

By: someone

someone — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:02:41 +0000

Don’t listen to TPS. Sanford may even be clueless about how bad those guys hate him for campaigning for Ryberg in ‘06. They say he promised them he wouldn’t do that, among other things.
There are rumblings as recently as Friday morning from the very heart of the national McCain establishment that they want Sanford. If you saw Meet the Press this morning, you probably noticed how it even kept coming up on there.
McCain’s going to keep shifting left. He’ll lose in November in a landslide… unless he nominates a legitimate hardright’er for VP. Sanford is the only real conservative in the SC State House.

By: Oh grow up

Oh grow up — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:14:19 +0000

Thank God for Jon Lerner. Now let’s pray that Lindsey Graham cares too much about South Carolina to leave us with two completely irrelevant navel-gazers in the U.S. Senate. Or that Obama wins.

By: Harden Gervais

Harden Gervais — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:29:10 +0000

From what I hear, Bauer and the Gov aren’t exactly on the best of terms. Then again, Sanford pretty much stabs everyone in the back eventually, so if Andre could get the top spot, he might go for the deal.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:52:33 +0000

All one has to remmember is that Mark Sanford will do anything… for Mark Sanford.

Every statement and every action, is designed to “play” at a later date. He has used the governors office to HIS advantage. We suffer for that in the form of a crappier government, and higher taxes.

But hey, Sanford is happy. He gets the gold, we get the shaft.