Now that his presidential aspirations have been dashed by his wayward penis, S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford has “gone limp” where he once stood firm on principle for Palmetto state taxpayers.
Sanford – who courageously attempted to block $700 million in so-called “stimulus” spending last year (well … at least until he caved at the last minute) – said Monday that his office would formally request $127 million in “stimulus” funds that will dumped directly into the black hole of our state’s inefficient, unaccountable Medicaid program. In other words, now that Sanford’s final term is winding down and there are no nationally-televised interviews to give or high profile fights to pick with Washington bureaucrats, he’s okay with pouring borrowed money into the same old sinkholes.
Unbelievable.
You know, it’s not like we needed any additional evidence of Sanford’s self-serving Narcissistic streak … but this is about as clear-cut an example of fraudulently shameful political behavior as we’ve ever seen in South Carolina (which is saying something).
When Sanford needed to advance his own national political interests, he fought for the taxpayers (at least up to the point of there being actual consequences). Now that his own interests are no longer relevant, he’s throwing in the towel without so much as a whimper.
Pardon our french, but what a little b*tch.
He’s even got his press flak claiming that he “never opposed” health care-related stimulus funds, which is obviously quite a different tune from the “taxation without representation” theme he trumpeted a year ago in describing the unfair practice of saddling of future generations with unprecedented levels of government debt.
Ironically, Sanford’s entire defense to the sex scandal that engulfed his administration shortly after the 2009 stimulus fight was that he had never failed us when it came to exercising his “fiduciary responsibility” to the taxpayers.
Wonder where that responsibility is now?
By Old Bike Dude August 31, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Sic, you just now figurin’ out this lyin’ bitch. C’mon dude, discernment, man, discernment.
By Jack August 31, 2010 at 4:33 pm
Better a federally funded Medicaid check that brings needed money into SC, and helps pay for medical care for senior citizens and the poor; than a state funded welfare check for the parents of private school children, in the form of a voucher. Same thing, just at different source of funds, and different recipients. And talk about black holes. Who will account for all that money we would spend on private schools.
By eggaday August 31, 2010 at 4:35 pm
there are taxpayers that Sanfraud never ever looked after Sic. you know that. you know the truth yet you keep printing lies.
whatever~
By ArtVandelay August 31, 2010 at 4:46 pm
The funniest thing about all this is that this site has endorsed his protege’…
Insanity
noun \in-?sa-n?-t?\
plural in·san·i·ties
Doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results…
By Old Bike Dude August 31, 2010 at 4:49 pm
Caption for pic. “bitch had tits out to here”
By fitsnews August 31, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Art-
If Haley sticks to her grocery tax hike, abandonment of choice and no cuts for individual filers/ small businesses, we will not be endorsing anyone in the gubernatorial race this year.
-FITS
By Mike August 31, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Sanford has ALWAYS been a snake. In High School (in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida), at college and since, he has been a snake.
His claim that this is his home state was always fraud — not that it matters where he is from — but why lie about it, except for political gain?
He is a sniveling liar, a cheater, and a snake. And, he has a little weenie.
By Godslayer August 31, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Another Republican hypocrite. This is news?
By Pop Tart August 31, 2010 at 6:45 pm
Give him a break…….he is such as loser.
By advocate August 31, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Sanford never objected to taking Medicaid money before. That’s what was odd about his grandstanding about stimulus stance last year. The stimulus money SC received for Medicaid services was four times the amount of the money he tried to turn down. He didn’t object to taking the Medicaid money because it was going to an agency he controlled – HHS. He managed to accomplish what he tried to do with Education money, i.e. put it into a rainy day account. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MONEY PAID TO THE HEALTH CARE ANNUALIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT FUND? Nobody was paying attention to where that money was going. Emma Forkner and Sanford’s buds on the BCB convinced legislators that HHS would go broke if they didn’t set it aside.
Now he has taken action to insert for-profit third parties between SC doctors and HHS. Nobody understands how this money flows and it would be really easy to get that money to his friends with no one understanding where it really went.
By Jeff August 31, 2010 at 7:07 pm
Hey Art you my friend prexactly correct! Fits has endorsed that weenie in a dress and she’s just like the rest of his hero’s…a loser…transparency hahahahahaha….Total B.S.! Come on there Will it’s time to man-up and get off the fence for once in your life and also, you can’t wait until the day before the election to say “Fits isn’t endorsing anyone” that surely won’t establish any credibility for you….but then again, nothing dictates the future more than the past!
By Scooter August 31, 2010 at 7:17 pm
Stop fussing about medicaid. It helps people that would otherwise be on the streets, without health care, without shelter, without food…. Do the rich people want to switch places with any of them for just one day? No? Thought not. And do not carry on about working for a living. You just show that you have never bothered to check the facts, or work with the less fortunate. Plenty of peole in SC have no jobs these days, and it is not their fault.
By Phyllis August 31, 2010 at 8:31 pm
No character.
No leadership.
No humility.
Cannot to wait to see him gone.
By Huhhh??? August 31, 2010 at 9:55 pm
“…the black hole of our state’s inefficient, unaccountable Medicaid program.”
Whoa, boy, DHHS has been in Mark’s cabinet since the day he was sworn in. He’s done a lot of messing with it…unless you’d have us believe he doesn’t know what goes on in his cabinet.
By Huhhh??? August 31, 2010 at 10:18 pm
advocate, what you say is exactly what I’ve surmised. The State will not touch such an investigation because it might hurt their reorganization agenda if piles of corruption came pouring out of cabinet agencies.
Like the continuing scandals at regional OEO/Headstart offices. The Sun News is covering Waccamaw OEO, but The State, another McClatchy paper doesn’t pick up on it. The Post and Courier was doing a great job covering the Berkeley Dorchester Headstart scandal a couple of years ago, but stopped when the investigation led to the governor’s office.
Another reason to elect Sheheen. Those agencies will get the going over they deserve if the other party goes in. Haley will just continue the cover-ups.
By eggaday August 31, 2010 at 10:22 pm
i kinda like that thought, sanfraud has a ” little weinnie”
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaaa
By anonymous August 31, 2010 at 10:32 pm
The picture says it all.
By wayne August 31, 2010 at 11:37 pm
If you weren’t born,raised,educated, and gain-fully employed in this state, I ain’t agonna vote fur ya!
The luv guv(carpet bagger) and his ex, the rich yankee beatch, both look like a mule.
By Cancerman September 1, 2010 at 12:18 am
Dont let the door hit you in your dumb ass Mark Sanfraud you fucking loser.
By advocate September 1, 2010 at 2:45 am
All one needs to do is to go to the SC Legislative Audit Council website and take a look at the audits they released in 2008 and 2009 of DDSN and the Medicaid transportation scam. Then look at the $5.2 million in missing Medicaid dollars stolen by former DSS finance director to see that there has been NO ACCOUNTABILITY in this Governor’s Office for how Medicaid dollars are spent. What have legislators done about the misuse of Medicaid funds? They transferred federal stimulus dollars to a rainy day fund while people like Chip are threatened with being forced from their homes into more expensive institutions at taxpayer expense:
http://www.aarp.org/health/medicare-insurance/info-08-20100/medicaidmisery.html
Even people who do not care about disability rights should be asking questions about where the money is going and why it’s being paid to middlemen in between HHS and the local physicians who actually provide the care. Taxpayers should be asking why state dollars were used to buy a Superfund site from Tyco Corporation to be used as a workshop for people who have disabilities. Woud anyone in their right mind pay good money to buy a Superfund site, then send more than 200 disabled people a day there?
Who is controlling the strings to this money and what out-of-state interests are being served at the expense of people who desperately need these services?
By eggaday September 1, 2010 at 8:36 am
advocate, i know someone who can answer all of your questions with hard copy proof about where this money goes. that person has been ignored, stalked and labeled however, the proof stands alone.
the proof has been shared. the state medicaid office was not allowed to investigate per our AG
By Jerry September 1, 2010 at 8:54 am
Sanford was and is a looney trying to make a name for himself. Well, he suceeded at our expense. He even paid his ethics violations charges out of his campaign funds. Doesn’t that appear to be odd to anyone? Is that even legal? When he returns to Charleston, marries his whore, and lives off his fortune he can talk to his inter-circle about how wonderful he was and if it had not been for all those pesky reporters he could have done better. But, we must suffer till then. I will be glad when he packs it up and heads back to Charleston, marries his whore and lives a non-public life. I hope we never hear from him again. We have had enough of this looney.
By bogart September 1, 2010 at 10:16 am
Just looked up Dem sex scandals and Rep sex scadals and Sanford has now been added to this exclusive club of cheaters,whore mongers, prostitutes,pedifial,incest and beastiality.Good news for him,there are no dues.The picture for this story is the one taken when he gave the AP interview heard around the world.Welcome to your new club Sanford,you’re now a lifetime member….
By sick of your sikh denial September 1, 2010 at 11:53 am
Political rumor mill says he will be working for Haley. Let’s hope this is not true.