Comments on: Sanford’s Sticky Stimulus Wicket http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/20/sanfords-sticky-stimulus-wicket/ Unfair ... Imbalanced Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:38:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Roger http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/20/sanfords-sticky-stimulus-wicket/comment-page-1/#comment-48037 Roger Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:30:48 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14537#comment-48037 I'll be glad when this scum bag is gone. Go back to your plantation and rot! He's not worth the bullet to take him out! I’ll be glad when this scum bag is gone. Go back to your plantation and rot! He’s not worth the bullet to take him out!

]]> By: anonymous http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/20/sanfords-sticky-stimulus-wicket/comment-page-1/#comment-47867 anonymous Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:45:56 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14537#comment-47867 Governor Schwarzenegger will take the money from Governor Sanford Schwarzenegger - Stimulus Package Is Terrific http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3lPK7H4kt4 Governor Schwarzenegger will take the money from Governor Sanford

Schwarzenegger – Stimulus Package Is Terrific
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3lPK7H4kt4

]]> By: anonymous http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/20/sanfords-sticky-stimulus-wicket/comment-page-1/#comment-47866 anonymous Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:34:50 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14537#comment-47866 Mark Sanford responds to Jim Clyburn's Racism Allegations http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9PfnTOfw-0 Mark Sanford responds to Jim Clyburn’s Racism Allegations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9PfnTOfw-0

]]> By: anonymous http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/20/sanfords-sticky-stimulus-wicket/comment-page-1/#comment-47865 anonymous Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:44:39 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14537#comment-47865 CNBC Bows to Sir Allen Stanford VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umVmoAm2ZWk&eurl=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/2/20/15732/0987 CNBC Bows to Sir Allen Stanford

VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umVmoAm2ZWk&eurl=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/2/20/15732/0987

]]> By: anonymous http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/20/sanfords-sticky-stimulus-wicket/comment-page-1/#comment-47839 anonymous Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:55:15 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14537#comment-47839 Gov. Jennifer Granholm will take the money that Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina has turned down WASHINGTON -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Sunday she would be "first in line" for money from the federal stimulus package that a handful of Republican governors have said they will turn down. The Michigan Democrat appeared on "Fox News Sunday" with three other governors in Washington for their annual meeting, including South Carolina Republican Mark Sanford, ...who has said he will decline part of the stimulus money Congress approved this month, including expanded unemployment benefits. "You better believe I'm going to take every dollar that's coming to Michigan," Granholm said. "If my colleagues here in South Carolina and Minnesota don't use theirs, I'm going to be first in line to say ... I'll take their dollars, too." http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090222/POLITICS/902220315/1361 Gov. Jennifer Granholm will take the money that Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina has turned down

WASHINGTON — Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Sunday she would be “first in line” for money from the federal stimulus package that a handful of Republican governors have said they will turn down.

The Michigan Democrat appeared on “Fox News Sunday” with three other governors in Washington for their annual meeting, including South Carolina Republican Mark Sanford, …who has said he will decline part of the stimulus money Congress approved this month, including expanded unemployment benefits.

“You better believe I’m going to take every dollar that’s coming to Michigan,” Granholm said. “If my colleagues here in South Carolina and Minnesota don’t use theirs, I’m going to be first in line to say … I’ll take their dollars, too.”

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090222/POLITICS/902220315/1361

]]> By: anonymous http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/20/sanfords-sticky-stimulus-wicket/comment-page-1/#comment-47819 anonymous Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:41:21 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14537#comment-47819 LAWMAKERS WANT TO AUDIT GOVERNOR MARK SANFORD A South Carolina lawmaker responsible for writing and overseeing Gov. Mark Sanford’s office budget has called for a state audit of those operations to explain what happened with thousands of dollars he wanted used for a veterans cemetery project. State Rep. Brian White said he has tried for weeks to figure out what happened to more than $250,000 he said was supposed to be transferred to the Governor’s Office of Veterans Affairs from the State Budget and Control Board. White said he had notified the Republican governor’s staff that the money was to be spent to help build a facility. “We want to find out where the money went,” White, R-Anderson, said this week. Four other legislators, state Reps. Mike Pitts, Jeff Duncan, Liston Barfield and Dwight Loftis, joined White in making the Feb. 11 audit request in a letter to Philip Laughbridge, the chairman of the Legislative Audit Council. Sanford spokesman Joel Sawyer said he’ll welcome an audit and says White can’t document any of the money was intended for the veterans facility. Rather, he said, the money was in an uncommitted fund that was used in part to pay the governor’s security detail bills. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE $250,000.00? Where's the money Sanfraud? http://www.thestate.com/local-metro/story/690488.html LAWMAKERS WANT TO AUDIT GOVERNOR MARK SANFORD

A South Carolina lawmaker responsible for writing and overseeing Gov. Mark Sanford’s office budget has called for a state audit of those operations to explain what happened with thousands of dollars he wanted used for a veterans cemetery project.

State Rep. Brian White said he has tried for weeks to figure out what happened to more than $250,000 he said was supposed to be transferred to the Governor’s Office of Veterans Affairs from the State Budget and Control Board. White said he had notified the Republican governor’s staff that the money was to be spent to help build a facility.

“We want to find out where the money went,” White, R-Anderson, said this week.

Four other legislators, state Reps. Mike Pitts, Jeff Duncan, Liston Barfield and Dwight Loftis, joined White in making the Feb. 11 audit request in a letter to Philip Laughbridge, the chairman of the Legislative Audit Council.

Sanford spokesman Joel Sawyer said he’ll welcome an audit and says White can’t document any of the money was intended for the veterans facility. Rather, he said, the money was in an uncommitted fund that was used in part to pay the governor’s security detail bills.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE $250,000.00? Where’s the money Sanfraud?

http://www.thestate.com/local-metro/story/690488.html

]]> By: anonymous http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/20/sanfords-sticky-stimulus-wicket/comment-page-1/#comment-47816 anonymous Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:17:21 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14537#comment-47816 Governator: "If Other GOP Governors Reject Cash, I'll Take It" "As the economic stimulus bill has been signed into effect, some of the GOP Governors said they may reject the money. GOP Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California said that he’ll take the funds if that is the case". http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/267756 Governator: “If Other GOP Governors Reject Cash, I’ll Take It”

“As the economic stimulus bill has been signed into effect, some of the GOP Governors said they may reject the money. GOP Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California said that he’ll take the funds if that is the case”.

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/267756

]]> By: anonymous http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/20/sanfords-sticky-stimulus-wicket/comment-page-1/#comment-47802 anonymous Sat, 21 Feb 2009 07:34:05 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14537#comment-47802 THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Introduced in the House on February 17, 2009 Summary: Federal stimulus A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT PURSUANT TO HR-1 OF 2009, THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ACCEPTS THE USE OF FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDS PROVIDED TO THIS STATE IN THIS ACT IF THE GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA WITHIN THE REQUIRED FORTY-FIVE DAY PERIOD FAILS TO CERTIFY THAT HE WILL REQUEST AND USE THESE FUNDS FOR THIS STATE AND THE AGENCIES AND ENTITIES THEREOF IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN THE FEDERAL ACT, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER OF DISTRIBUTION OF THESE FUNDS. Whereas, in Section 1115 of HR-1 of 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Congress of the United States has provided as follows: "(a) CERTIFICATION BY GOVERNOR. - Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, for funds provided to any State or agency thereof, the Governor of the State shall certify that the State will request and use funds provided by this Act. (b) ACCEPTANCE BY STATE LEGISLATURE. - If funds provided to any State in any division of this Act are not accepted for use by the Governor, then acceptance by the State legislature, by means of the adoption of a concurrent resolution, shall be sufficient to provide funding to such State. http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/3554.htm THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Introduced in the House on February 17, 2009

Summary: Federal stimulus

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO PROVIDE THAT PURSUANT TO HR-1 OF 2009, THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ACCEPTS THE USE OF FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDS PROVIDED TO THIS STATE IN THIS ACT IF THE GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA WITHIN THE REQUIRED FORTY-FIVE DAY PERIOD FAILS TO CERTIFY THAT HE WILL REQUEST AND USE THESE FUNDS FOR THIS STATE AND THE AGENCIES AND ENTITIES THEREOF IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN THE FEDERAL ACT, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER OF DISTRIBUTION OF THESE FUNDS.

Whereas, in Section 1115 of HR-1 of 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Congress of the United States has provided as follows:

“(a) CERTIFICATION BY GOVERNOR. – Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, for funds provided to any State or agency thereof, the Governor of the State shall certify that the State will request and use funds provided by this Act.

(b) ACCEPTANCE BY STATE LEGISLATURE. – If funds provided to any State in any division of this Act are not accepted for use by the Governor, then acceptance by the State legislature, by means of the adoption of a concurrent resolution, shall be sufficient to provide funding to such State.

http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/3554.htm

]]> By: BC http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/20/sanfords-sticky-stimulus-wicket/comment-page-1/#comment-47773 BC Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:21:49 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14537#comment-47773 While it seems many of you are informed...you are not well informed enough. (UBS) the Swiss banking giant sued Thursday by U.S. authorities in an escalated demand for the identities of owners of approximately 52,000 such accounts in which Americans secretly held at least $14.8 billion. The developments are part of a historic legal struggle that has cracked Switzerland's renowned reputation for banking secrecy and cast a spotlight on what a 2008 Senate hearing identified as $100 billion in annual tax evasion by American owners of foreign accounts. USA Today. While isn't that interesting? I find it more then amazing that we point fingers at the "lazy...welfare driven segments of society." Which actually represents less then 5% of the entire country. Yet, there has been an investigation growing under the noses of all of us that consists of 52,000 tax evaders. If the IRS proscutes these individuals (once named) that would present a recapturing of almost $100 billion in back taxes. That alone would bring down the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Stimulus Bill) to right at 687 billion dollars. Plus, as private investors start to since that the economy is moving, they will infuse additional private funds into the markets at a weak but steady rate. I know for many of you that is hard to think ahead but so is life for those left behind in the dust. You know like North Carolina and Georgia that is progressing along and has not experienced as a severe reduction in their state budges as South Carolina. What's the point of the above? Everything. Our federal coffers are missing revenues due to years of illegal (not those individuals that bank off shore legal) off shore bank activity and tax evasion. If Gov. Mark Sanford wants to step on the national stage and point fingers, lets get all our facts and work on solutions instead of politicing. While many of us do not agree with President's Obama's initiative in dealing with this crisis, it is certainly better then what former President Bush did with the bank bailout money. At least Obama has constructed a plan with consequences. Bush took $350 billion in taxpayer money and none of the banks and financial investment firms have a clue of what has happened to it. What's that saying...if you fail to plan then you plan to fail! Ben While it seems many of you are informed…you are not well informed enough. (UBS) the Swiss banking giant sued Thursday by U.S. authorities in an escalated demand for the identities of owners of approximately 52,000 such accounts in which Americans secretly held at least $14.8 billion. The developments are part of a historic legal struggle that has cracked Switzerland’s renowned reputation for banking secrecy and cast a spotlight on what a 2008 Senate hearing identified as $100 billion in annual tax evasion by American owners of foreign accounts. USA Today. While isn’t that interesting? I find it more then amazing that we point fingers at the “lazy…welfare driven segments of society.” Which actually represents less then 5% of the entire country. Yet, there has been an investigation growing under the noses of all of us that consists of 52,000 tax evaders. If the IRS proscutes these individuals (once named) that would present a recapturing of almost $100 billion in back taxes. That alone would bring down the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Stimulus Bill) to right at 687 billion dollars. Plus, as private investors start to since that the economy is moving, they will infuse additional private funds into the markets at a weak but steady rate. I know for many of you that is hard to think ahead but so is life for those left behind in the dust. You know like North Carolina and Georgia that is progressing along and has not experienced as a severe reduction in their state budges as South Carolina.

What’s the point of the above? Everything. Our federal coffers are missing revenues due to years of illegal (not those individuals that bank off shore legal) off shore bank activity and tax evasion. If Gov. Mark Sanford wants to step on the national stage and point fingers, lets get all our facts and work on solutions instead of politicing. While many of us do not agree with President’s Obama’s initiative in dealing with this crisis, it is certainly better then what former President Bush did with the bank bailout money. At least Obama has constructed a plan with consequences. Bush took $350 billion in taxpayer money and none of the banks and financial investment firms have a clue of what has happened to it. What’s that saying…if you fail to plan then you plan to fail!

Ben

]]> By: Nyet http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/02/20/sanfords-sticky-stimulus-wicket/comment-page-1/#comment-47771 Nyet Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:03:32 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=14537#comment-47771 They were probably flying over his cocktail parties just to aggravate him. They were probably flying over his cocktail parties just to aggravate him.

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