U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford called into the FITS home office this week to hello – and to make a point regarding his recent vote on a controversial flood insurance program.
According to the former governor, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – which administers the nation’s flood insurance program – has not provided members of Congress [...]
Sanford Challenges FEMA, Heritage On Flood Vote
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Mark Sanford, Crowd Pleaser (Not)
Former S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford was given an icy reception from a group of social conservatives in Washington, D.C. this week. The newly elected U.S. Representative from South Carolina’s first congressional district attended the “Faith and Freedom Coalition” meeting this week, trotting out his familiar “God of Second Chances” rhetoric to a substantially less-than-receptive crowd.
Here’s how [...]
Mark Sanford Receives Subcommittee Assignments
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mark Sanford (R-SC-01) will serve on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Water, Resources and Environment Subcommittee, the Coastguard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, and the Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Subcommittee; as well as the Committee on Homeland Security’s Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications Subcommittee and the Transportation [...]
Boeing: “We Got Sanford”
Representatives of aircraft manufacturer Boeing are privately bragging that the company has secured U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford’s support for the crony capitalist U.S. Export-Import Bank, which in addition to picking winners and losers in the marketplace provides foreign competitors with an unfair competitive advantage over American companies.
“We got Sanford,” one of them told a top [...]
Mark Sanford: Flipping Already?
During his first six-year stint in the U.S. House of Representatives (from 1995-2001), Mark Sanford earned a reputation as a bona fide taxpayer hero who was willing to put the interests of all American taxpayers ahead of the interests of a narrow subset of his constituents.
Obviously he earned a much different reputation as governor of [...]
SC Senator Used Campaign Funds For Porn
There really is something in the water in South Carolina, isn’t there?
First there was Strom Thurmond’s “love child,” then there was Mark Sanford’s “hike on the Appalachian Trail” which was quickly followed by the (still-denied) “raw dog” sexploits of current Gov. Nikki Haley. Not to be outdone, S.C. Sen. Robert Ford (D-Charleston) now stands accused of [...]
“Nancy Pelosi” Is Mark Sanford’s First Hire
There’s been plenty of speculation about who U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford would hire for key staff roles in his various congressional offices – but few would have ever imagined one of his first big picks would be the leader of the “opposition” party.
Wait … what?
That’s right, Democratic leader “Nancy Pelosi” is Mark Sanford’s new Washington, [...]
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Radio Free T-Rav
Former S.C. Treasurer Thomas Ravenel gave an extensive interview to WTMA (Charleston, S.C.) radio host Tara Servatius this week in which he made it abundantly clear he’s not done with politics.
So … does that mean he’s contemplating another bid for elected office?
“That’s a conversation for a later date but I will say that there will [...]
