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[...] CNN: "As many state and local officials clamor for their share of the billions of dollars in federal aid in the stimulus bill under consideration in Washington, South Carolina’s Republican governor is sounding a note of dissent about federal efforts to help the economy . . . " [...]

[...] went off when it hit the floor.  And also, everything ever that Mark Sanford has said or done.  What a creep.  I can only hope that his foolishness causes the same backlash in South Carolina's next [...]

Sanford is right. Enough of asking Nanny if we can eat or burp or run out and play. The energy and decisions of every individual in the country will pull us out of this faster than temporary p rop-ups. Those losing their seem to be working out solutions on their own.

Mark Sanford and Jim DeMint make me proud to live in SC. We need more politicians with libertarian (what used to be called 'American') views.

Good to see at least one elected official gets it!

So, Gov Sanford, in what areas of education, public health, transportation, technology, intellectual property devlopment, scientific innovation, or manufactoring does your state of SC lead the nation or rank as a true model of excellence?

I will be glad when the Democrates and the Republicans stop fighting and start thinking about those of us on mainstreet that do not know where our next meal is coming from due to the loss of so many jobs.The Congressman on Capital Hill are still receiving a paycheck and their families are not worring about their next meal. Work together and do something so that we can move on!!!

Governor, perhaps you should thank your "saviour" you are not the governor of California, or Florida. You know the states with the high forclosure rates.

You do realize when homes are forclosed on, there is a decrease in a state's, or county's tax base? That means these states will likely need some help from the federal government to continue to employ individuals with non essential jobs, such as fire fighters, police officers and educators.

Geeze.. how dare these dead beats look to the federal government for help. It is not like they have paid federal taxes in the past, and have a right to cash in now. No... that money is best spent to fight unnecessary wars, and for the rich to get huge tax breaks.

Your indignation is totally justified, and to prove it, you should turn down any federal funds allocated to South Carolina. That will show those "tax and spend" liberal.

Please get a clue.

this is a great analysis that is very true and will have consequences on our country in the future!

Perhaps Gov. Sanford should consult with the Republican mayor of Carmel, Indiana who seems to feel this stimulus bill is desperately needed; as do mayors and government officials of both parties all across America. These obstructionist Republicans are so out of touch with reality these days, they simply are not to be taken seriously by anyone.

Easy for him to say because he's rich and won't be feeling any pain. Man am I glad we got rid of the Republicans and their voodoo economics. Don't panic people, we finally have some real leadership for the first time in eight years. Remember how good things were eight years ago? We'll get back there soon. Just don't be influenced by the incompetent people who got us into this mess. Let the other guys have eight unobstructed years to see if they can do better. Then we can put this argument to rest. Don't listen to others. See for yourself who's right or who's wrong. Or, who's lying and who's telling the truth.

Of COURSE he'll take the money! And of course, he's been lobbying for their share. It's easy to be against it in principle.

His unemployment rate is 8%-I'm sure those folks don't need any help, right, Gov?

And I'm sure "savior-based" was not a slap at Obama, right? What has Venezuela got to do with anything? American consumers will buy the best product, not the government issue, but right now, no one is buying anything but necessities. Savings are up, but that will mean more business failures, less inventory, more unemployment. We need to get people working, and states haven't been able to do that.

So the bailout is a terrible, terrible thing - except when you can get your hands on some of it? Yeh, right.

I'm sorry, but where have the consequences to stupid decisions been in the so-called free market that the U.S. has had under Sanford's Republicans. Is this a joke? Doe sthis guy actually think the people of the U.S. are that short-sighted.

John.

Where were all these Republicans who are howling about overspending and "expanding government" back during the last eight years?

If they stood up and fought for this cause, regardless of what party was in power, then I'd have an ounce of respect for them. Unfortunately, their deeds in the past have shown that they are just another group of partisan hacks who are full of vitrol, but no convictions beyond the desire for power. Just like the Demcorats.

Yes I agree we should have let Wall Street and the banks go belly up and cleanse the nation of the stupid greedy morons who caused the crisis. Of course the government would have had to nationalize banks to keep credit flowing and then gradually sell them back to the private sector.
What is really sad is that government is now controlled by big business so essentially they are one in the same. So the best way to downsize government is to let these government funded large caps go under. Letting non government funded small business pick up the slack.

What Governor Sanford says is the best sense. Letting people off the hook for making huge mistakes in areas where they were accountable is not the way to get back on track. We are a market based economy and that's where America's strength has always been- competition in the free market. When we fail to measure up, that's when we lose the competition, and we have to learn to be competitive again. If stimulus packages keep coming down, America will cease to be competitive overall, living off the government gimme's and making the kind of mistakes that if made in the past would never have got us into our position as the world power.

I believe that if all the state Governors that supports this SP should take action like Cali did and shut their state down Repubs in opposition would be dropping like flies. I am in favor of some radical action now. This SP is too important.

are repub. governors that think this stimulus is bad going to turn it down for there states???????

...this from a guy whose party foisted social services off on "faith-based" institutions?

From a state where they still fly a flag from a war they lost over 100 years ago?!?

Can someone PLEASE drag South Carolina into at LEAST the last century?

Translation of Republicanese

You betcha' we'll take it!

I got an idea. Why not stop giving Fed aide to states whose governors or senators refusing to support the economy recovery bill? I would like to see how much their state would suffer.

Sanford and the rest of the republicans are the problem. They have no clue on running an economy which explains the reason we are in a fix right now. Tax cuts for the rich don't work. It does not create jobs because most business don't pay taxes. Second, if people have no jobs, they don't file taxes and therefore do not receive a tax cut. duh. Once again the republicans don't have a clue.

Oh great, its the Hoover thought all over again.

Where were these republican clowns during the last administration? What a tool.

Where were these republican clowns during the the administration? What a tool.

JESUS saves! And he will direct President Obama in how best to solve our nation's woes. It will take some time but it will happen.

Praise the LORD!

Also, he's dead-set against the Fed giving money to the states but would gladly accept money for his state. Huh?

Here's my fav. proposal. In the stimulus bill, include a provision that says any senator or rep who votes against the bill will not receive federal aide for their districts. I think these hypocrites need to be called out. If they're so against aide money, they should just turn it down. Problem solved. I'm sure the people in their district will really "appreciate" their "stance."

Fine with the rest of us. Don't take the money, governor!

What an idiot! Let the economy fall and then somehow get back on its own feet while more and more fall into poverty and lose jobs and homes! What a moron! Thank God I dont live in SC!

I was saddened while listening to South Carolina’s governor response on the stimulus and the unemployment situation in South Carolina. I think we need to be more careful on what we say and how we say things. Politician should be more careful and be more mindful most especially when making comments that affect peoples' lives. There are many families without a job or on the verge of becoming homeless and no hope for the future. We should not wait for the economy to work through the current challenges but intervene now to safe families. No more time to wait as people need all the help they can get to get back on track. Let's put necessary measures in place to prevent future occurrence. Let's change our attitudes toward each others, the economy and the way we look at things because of our political differences.

The fundamentals of the economy in South Carolina are strong and we should just do nothing for South Carolina. California and Florida are hurting badly, so take the money that was supposed to go to South Carolina and give it to California and Florida instead. Those are all republican governor controlled states, so it should all work out fine. The republican governors/states get X, the democratic governor/states get Y. Let the republican governors get together and divide up the money as they think is needed.

Sanford is putting his name out there only to get reconized as a "maybe" run for the white house in 2012. I live in S.C. and I think he is not interested in the people of S.C. His interest is in himself. Just like Lindsey Graham.

Let's get this thing over with? What does that even mean–just give up and let millions more people lose their jobs? Just let the economy implode? Thanks Herbert Hoover. Does the GOP learn anything from history? Oh, that's right, they're too busy re-writing it. As of 2008, according to the GOP, apparently FDR's New Deal did not help, although within 2 years of his program the unemployment level went from 26% to 12%. The same group of conservative morons who were on the wrong side of the Civil Rights debate are now pretending that the GOP and conservatism in general has never held racist beliefs. They use their token nomination of Michael Steele as a way to attempt to re-write their checkered past in the same way they will probably idolize Lindsay Graham when he comes out of the closet in a few years to try to erase all their current bigotry related to homosexuals. Pretty soon the GOP will be telling us that the South won the Civil War and that Lincoln was a war criminal.

The republicans got us into this mess and are simply to big of cowards to admit any wrong doing. They have lost all credibility with the majority and need to let another direction take place. Their good 'ol boy style of politics has brought this great nation to it's knees.

Maybe if he actually invested in his state it would not be last in everything. When are these people ever going to learn that spending by the government to invest in the future is not only a good thing it's a responsibility? You can't spend money on the future if you using it to finance the past.

Would someone tell Gov. Sanford that the Church Age has come to an end..

I saw this village idiot governor on CNN this morning. He makes about as much sense as the past village idiot that we had in the white house and the one that was of the republican party and his air head running mate that wated to take the place of the village idiot that was in the white house for 8 years. THIS VILLAGE IDIOTS SOUTH CAROLINIA GOVERNOR HAS ALMOST A 20% UNEMPLOYMENT IN HIS STATE AND HE ISN'T WORRIED ABOUT IT. How could the people of that state be so stupid as to vote for this idiot. He doesn't give dam_ about the people of his state. He says that he won't take a bailout for his state. How many times before have we heard that from republican elected officials and OH YES THEY DID TAKE A BAILOUT. You can tell that by the smirk on his face. Signed a prior republican family whom never voted for the past village idiot that was in the white house for 8 years nor voted for the village idiot that was a republican that wanted to take his place. The republicans have given Obama a very nice inheritance of a catastrophic measure Jim Hall Kansas City Missouri.

Every governor should be forced to cut spending and cut programs. They (republicans and democrats) arrogantly spend and have not balanced their budgets. This is simply forgiving their debts and they will spend more. Michigans Governor is the worst of them. California is very bad as well.

What about all the people who would starve in the interim for the sake of the market?

If you ask me, a more apt comparison would be a soft landing vs. a hard landing.

And while the Governor seems fairly secure that he would be all right in a "hard landing", I'm not so sure about me, or anyone else I know.

Then you have no choice, Mr. Govenor, but to put you money where your mouth is and refuse any stimulus funds intended for South Carolina. If you are going to "talk the talk," then be a man and "walk the walk."

Glad I'm not a South Carolina resident in trouble - because it appears there are no elected officials representing you at home or in Washington.

Why are only Republican comments being posted that are against the stimulus..You have posted only a few comments for the stimulus. CNN you tend to want to fuel opposition to get a story. We all know how they feel...How do you think we got into the mess anyway!

Hey,there are schools in south corolina that has been trying to work it out for over a century,with no repairs,is this what the rest of america should do?

Ok another blowhard repub. all talk and no action. but when asked if his state would take the money. he gave a typical repub answer “I think that ultimately we’ll decide that question when we get to it,” the governor said.he would take it faster then he could blink. liar. repubs are so scared the what President Obama is planning is going to work they dont know what to say or do. with that stupid dumbbell bush and crazy war monger cheney they rubber stamped everything they wanted. the repubs are cowards. steele saying the power has gone to Dems head. What. Dems have only been in control of house and senate for 2 years. bush has lived in the White House for 8 years. look how things have turned out. ONE BIG DIASTER AFTER ANOTHER.

Idiot conservatives

Does this fool think we haven't been paying attention to what they were doing these past 8 years?

42 president put $5 trillion in debt on the books. Bush, with the help of the Repub brigade, doubled it to $10 trillion (2001-2007). On top of that, they started a war based on lies that cost $10 billion a month. This was after Clinton left a surplus of a trillion.

The Republicans have no room to talk about "fiscal responsibility" or "fiscal conservatism." Now that a Democratic president is in there, they want to talk about "debt on our children." I can't wait for Obama's smackdown of the stupid coming on Monday and Tuesday.

I'm in Michigan and we will gladly accept those funds that the South Carolina governor does not want. I think it is easy for a governor who has a job to talk about not accepting money for those in his/her state that really need it. Perhaps South Carolinians should remove him from office and put him to work in one of the very few textile plants remaining in South Carolina and see what his opinions would be in five years.

I HATE REPUBLICANS-THEY ARE UN-AMERICAN

Gov. Sanford you are correct.

This 'bail out' should have NEVER happen with the 'big boy' banks. it really was just 'friends taking care of friends' on the backs of the taxpayers and their dollars. Let the greedy bankers fail...it's happen before..it's necessary to right this economy.

With that said...now that the tide has turned...the 'little guy' is the one now needing the help and we, as a collective people, need to step up to the plate and help our fellowman (basics such as food,clothing, shelter, and sustainable work are priorities...anything other than that is just a political marshmallow).

He's starting to understand(or atleast say) what Ron Paul has been saying for years. Too bad he couldn't see the same thing was going on under the Bush administration.

I think that CNN should post the total that each state will receive from this package next to the list of their Senators, Representatives and Governors. Then they should ask each of these people if they will accept the money, or if they will encourage their state to refuse it. The Republicans are hypocrits. They can play partisan politics, because they know their states will get the money anyway.

Why would we listen to the one who runs one of the states that ranks worst in most catagories. Sanford, Graham and DeMint should stay out of it. They can't even run their own state.
We have the worst test scores in the country, High crime rates, high unemployment and no leadership when it comes to improving our state. We spend the least in smoking education and have the highest cancer rates.
Graham looked like a clown last week, jumping up and down waving
a copy of this bill in the air.
Sanford "Equivocated"?? He dodged the question. Don't say No if you don't have a better solution.
We see what low taxes gets you. Nothing.

I have to agree you do have a point.But what we really need to do is help those familys that have or will soon lose there houses.And those poor people that have lost there jobs.Those are the people that are really paying the price for those big companys greed and raunchy attitude towards hard working dedicated employees.That are now on unemployment and food stamps.If you want to slay a dragon you cut off its head.If you want to go after corporate greed for this mess we are in.You go after the top Head of the corporation.Thats where you will find the heart of this mess at

Sanford is a tragic reflection of the failure of theory capitalism (reganomics). That theory implies that a successful free market will maintain a democratic society. It is just the opposite. Open capitalism fosters greed, excessive consumption, exclusion and corruption. Democracy on the other hand, maintains capitalism through regulation and laws to protect the majority of citizens. It is just capitalism cannot grow uncontrolibly. Monitary gain is measured by societies standard not the ceo's or the board. Thus there is stability, but not great wealth. Democracy at its core foundation is about protecting society at large, not big business. Democracy is about being a productive citizen, good community member and contributor to adhering to as well as promoting constitutional and civil laws. Sanford is none of these. He could care less about American society in general.

He's talking the talk, but he aint going there. More Republican double talk. He's got 3 counties in South Carolina with almost 20% unemployment. Go ahead Governor, turn that money down. I am sure your mumbo-jumbo economics will impress the people in those counties. Stick to your guns and full speed ahead. Your principles are more important but hmmmmm, you do want to get elected. Well, ok, think about it.
Good Luck!

Yes ! Please make sure you review the strings attached to the money
because there will be a lot of strings. After all is this not how you get
one to conform to what you want them to do.

Mark Sanford sounds like the voice of sanity in an upside down economy. Why don't we listen to people with common sense more, and those "intellectuals" (some of whom got us into this mess) less.

Wow three towns with unemployment close 20%, and a marginal unemployment rate close to 40%, John King did not ask him why he has failed to date to bring down unemployment or at least not let it get worse. Missed opportunity for reality to confront ideology!

This is our great experiment in socialism. If we can get it to work here it will be the first place and the first time in history. It has failed everywhere else. But the American people have spoken. The experiment is on. (But whatever happens from now on is not Bush's fault!)

Is Mark Sanford planning on taking stimulus funds for his state?

Living and practicing strong ethics and moral decisions, instead of using them as points in rhetorical speech, would be an effective counter to the "savior-based economy".
Sir, start with a discussion with your wealthy constituants.

I agree....we need to not panic....the normal taxpayer spends more time to pick out a car or washing machine. Slow down....vote no...we have heard the "catastrophe" once already....this money is free money to the states...the banks and auto at least pay it back. I read CNN list of pork....

We doubled the education budget....do we have a 100% Unemployment in Education ...this is bull....or teacher's union paypack.

$2.9 billion for Weatherization program .....Hello..NO Home Responsibility here...now it's my problem …. Go Buy a Tube of Caulk & weatherstripping at Wal-Mart....are we "freakin' serious"… this gets more than Homeland Security.

We have become Blagovich-ED with an "F....take your time and fix this....we don't need it by Friday.

Pay your share of taxes we would not be in this mess.

How can he bail out companies and not individuals if you are true to capitalism you bail out nobody for bad decisions, and I bet you he want even stand on his on words and accept the money for his state SC, for it bad decisions.

I have a suggestion for the S.C. governor: just don't take the money when it comes to you. And to all the complaining GOPers, just return any stimulus checks you get and don't spend any of the money in Red States, including GA. As far as I am concerned, the Repugnants have made this mess and now they are belly aching about government spending money. You guys won't need to worry about a trillion dollars when we hit 25% unemployment, you'll need to worry about 10's of trillions of lost dollars in lost tax revenues and lost national productivity. AND, you'll bascially give the lost jobs and opportunities to Europe and Asia as the skilled Amerians leave the country to look for jobs overseas. The S.C. governor needs to worry about his state and its poor people!

Waaah! What a pi crybaby! These problems weren't caused by debt. This economic meltdown was the spawn of greed. This issue is about the health of the nation and the resolution of difficult problems potending total collapse. We ignored these issues for years, knowing where they would lead, and now it is time to get serious and make America great once again. Those who help will be heroes, those who sit and watch will be forgotten.

Isn't great that the Republicans say "It will be painful" but get over it and it will be ok. Will it be ok for the thousands that are losing their jobs due to lay offs?? Well it would be, but again the Repubs do not believe in any extra aid to those who need it. I think what We the People need to do is start LAYING OFF the congressmen and senators that have been elected. They are getting FREE health care, but do not believe we should! They get their cars paid for, but do not believe we, who elected them should! When are we going to wake up!! They live off the government tit, and are the epitome of living a Socialistic life all the while reaping the benefits they do not think we should have. Let's start a campaign to LAY THEM OFF!!

hmm, and for 8 years he was silent? His economics degree is from where again? I missed that. Let things work themselves out, I wonder if that is how the folks he represents feel. If they do and they lose their job or house or both ask them how the feel. If their neighbor, friend or family member lost their job, house or both ask them how they feel.

8 years is enough, they shot their wad and if failed miserably. Now is the time. Now is our time to show them that the American people will no longer follow the advice of those who have no credibility or history of making things work.

Finally! A politician saying something that resembles common sense. When a society starts depending on its government to save it instead of the ingenuity, innovation, and hard-work of its people, THAT SOCIETY IS IN TROUBLE!

Like any good and true republican, the governor wants to cut the stimulus funding for others, but will be delighted to take it for South Carolina. Sanford in 2012, as running mate to Palin!

This govenor is at least consistent. He has said that SC does not require aid from the federal governement and uses every opportunity to rail against the presidents economic stimulus and recovery plan. The govenors consistent position here will invariably lead to SC receiving far less economic support than other states. What does this mean for the people of South Carolina, which has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country?

This is a man who stands by his principles and ideology regardless of the facts and reality.

Mark Sanford can't wait to get his hand on that money. He's just trying to give the President a hard time. It's because of the republicans we are in this mess!!!!!!

Was that an answer from the governor? It seems to be "yes" you will take the stimulus funds. All the while, Gov. Sanford unfortunately puts forth more Republican hypocrisy for failing to address WASTEFUL, supposedly savior spending (Iraq) under the Bush administration.

No, we're not you nutbag.

I agree that the banks deserve the pain for the problems of self creation The bad thing is that over 3 million peopel have lost their jobs just imagine if nothing had been done and the hole fanancial sytem collapse. We would probably be in a Depression already and a heck of a lot more people would be out of work. I guess Republicans like Sanford is waiting on a miracle to save us all. If this were a Republican President he probably would not b saying much right now. He is a idiot like the rest of the Repugs

Republicans and Whites are so very disrespectful to this President it is awful! You-all don't call him President Obama, I've noticed and I'm sure lots of other people around the world and America have noticed that also you-all just say Obama as if he is not to get the RESPECT that you-all have given Bush. Bush and the Republican Party are the sole sources of running American in the Doo Doo Tank and here is a man that wants to bring this Country back in good stead. White's can't stand that this Black Man is in office and are DISRESPECTING HIM TO THE DEGREE THAT IT IS BEING NOTICED AROUND THE WORLD. You People had better get it in order or China will be the Owner of America because of your selfishness. I know that CNN will not print this but I'm sure someone from this station will read it anyway.

Funny how he didn't refuse the money huh?

If only that were really the case.

Gov. Sanford governs a state that has 20% of it's people living below the poverty level. With unemployment on the rise, more than half of the other residence, white and black, are now the using, or will be filing for food stamps. His opinions at this time, are as unwanted as fungus on bread. Tell him to take his racist butt back to his tobacco farms.

Oh it will NOT be painful for you Mr. Sanford. You along with all the other politicians will NEVER share the hardships the American people are facing right now because of people like YOU. You have your salary with raises and no pay cuts, you have your TAXPAYER funded health insurance. This country is going to pot and I will NOT be here to see it. Ohhhh Canada!

This seemingly intuitive logic displays a shocking ignorance of how the economy works. What a surprise it comes from a deep south governor.

Yet when Ron Paul said something similiar the main stream media and the republicans (even self proclaimed conservatives) cast him aside as a loon.

It will be interesting to see if Sanford turns down the money for his state. Do Americans get it yet that supply-side economics doesn't work? Reagan left a huge deficit and recession. Bush #41 left a huge deficit and even reversed his no-tax (read my lips) policy before leaving office. Clinton balanced the budget and left a surplus that Bush #43 squandered. Both parties contributed to the financial sector disaster by deregulating and neither has shown much interest in preventing it in the future. I hope President Obama will insist on the regulations that prevented the financial debauchery that we've witnessed recently.

A "savior based economy".

ha ha. Right. If you kiss Obama's butt, a check will be in the mail! That's stimulus, Democrap style!

Governor Sanford, a Republican, has the nerve to mention that it's how "connected" you are in corrolation to your success when discussing a proposal to clean up a GOP-initiated mess?!

Hey Governor Sanford, did you notice how former-VP Cheney's company, Halliburton, climbed the corporate rankings after Cheney got into office and helped orchestrate the Iraq War?

Sure you did, but Cheney's a Republican and not subject to your criticism, yet Obama has come in and tried to stimulate the economy with a well thought-out plan, and you immediately starting crowing against it!

And Governor Sanford, of course you'd accept funds from the stimulus package so you could help your "friends of the program" in South Carolina!!! Who are you fooling?!

You also mention stupid decisions – would that be like the Iraq War, started by your man, Bush?!

WELL?!?!?!?!?!?!

Governor Sanford has millions so why would he ever consider helping someone out without a job or in need of food....he is like most extreme right wing conservatives in SC all they care about is $$$$ (for themselves), GW's approval rating is probably 70-80% in SC....most vote & speak as they are told they do not have clue to what is really happening....SAD

I am from SC and Mark Sanford is an idiot. Our state is in deep debt and we are having to borrow from the Fedreal Government just to pay unemployment benefits. Sanford has done little for SC and seems to be positioning himslef for a 2012 run for the White House. You have been warned..SC is in the toilet, much to the lack of leadership from our Governor.

The trilion plus dollars that Bush and the Republicans spent on the war in Iraq, most of which was stolen by the Republican-friendly corporations like Blackwater and Halliburton and which was who were supposed to re-build Iraq, was all spent off the books, i.e., it is NOT appear in the budget, it was ALL DEFICIT.

So where was the "fiscally-conservative" Gov. Sanford during the last eight years? Supporting the "savior-based economy" that Bush implemented. By the way, many Americans like Bush and Sanford do believe in a "savior-based economy", i.e., they pray to Jesus like Hades that they don't get caught stealing all the money (don't worry, the average taxpayer isn't very bright; but Bernie Madoff is small peanuts compared to Bush & Cheney).

The stimulus bill is nothing more than old-fashioned DEMOCRAT WARD POLITICS in a larger package.

Google TAMMANY HALL and read about how the Democrats have always used hand-outs to buy votes.

speaking of Russia, the republican party is not much different since they have a dictator, Ole Rush on the radio.............................what a joke he is.

Note to Republicans, If you are going to be a regional party you really should go for the West because these Southern Republicans are really making you look bad.

Sure its more debt, but its positive debt. It provides short term relief( even if we will not see the effect for at LEAST a yr or so) And long term stability. It funds programs that we need, and invested smartly in our future. We need to make us for lost time. Bush did nothing but baby sit the oval office for 8 long yrs. And for that, we all pay to fix it.

Gee, that debt wouldn't have anythiing to do with having tax cuts during a wary would it?

Aha! Great minds think alike.

Just what we need. Yet another republican bearing economic advice. Wonder if any of them have a clue how dumb they sound? Just when you think the dumbest thing anybody's said in the last few years was "Gas is going to $4 a gallon? I didn't know that!" another one pipes up.

These republicans can make all noises they can make but the fact of the matter is... THEY ARE INSIGNIFICANT IN THE POLITICAL ARENA.RIGHT NOW... AND MAYBE FOR A LONG TIME.

They have audacity to tell us, let the markets work its way out, where their failed policy brought us all this mess in the first place. Governor, where are these thoughts when you and your republican cohorts rubber stamped Bush policies.

Just because you and your beloved Pres. Bush cannot fix the economy, and therefore just PRAY to let the economy work its way out, doesn't mean the nobody can fix the economy.

Remember this, McCain and YOUR party lost the election because people wants change, NOT THE STATUS QUO, so to sit in the sidelines and DO NOTHING is unacceptable.

Spoken like a true Republican.

He should have been telling this to his own party for the last 8 years.

Tough choices for America's hungry! I am happy we voted for change and maybe South Carolinians need to think about doing the same. I watched this interview this morning and it was the most heartless human being ever to put words to a mic. But I am not surprise. I am sure the workers nor the business owners planned to fail especially in this economy. It is not that they products are bad. The problem is that people do not have the resources to buy their products. Does the Gov. remember what party was running the country the last eight years? Oh it was the business friendly Republicans. And your reward for granting them leadership is a whopping recession and a deficit beyond measure. Now they want us to adopt their plan again. in his state didn't have a choice in unemployment.

Sanford is, of course, correct: In an ideal world, the market forces would work, the lamb would lie down with the lion, people would beat their swords into ploughshares, and all would be right in the world. However, in the real world in which we live, the market has never been free; everyone expects to be forgiven their excesses (people walk away from their debts, banks walk away from their greed, swindlers continue to live in their million-dollar penthouses, all with no penalties beyond a tap on the wrist). Allowing the mythical market to solve the problem would result in a financial system not just insolvent as it is now, but completely broken and we'd be back to a barter economy in an instant; unemployment would be astronomical and social instability would require the immediate imposition of martial law throughout the land; and many heads would be rolling around while the mobs put the guillotine back to work.

Oh my goodness. Thank God they lost the election or idiots like this would be making decisions instead of spewing their idiacy on CNN.

Thakns to CNN for giving them an outlet.

Are you putting people first or the party ?

This is the only politician that seems to grasp the economic situation in an intelligent manner--COMMON SINCE-“A problem that was created by building up of too much debt will not be solved with yet more debt,”

If the Gov. watched the coverage of Katrina, then he saw how like a third world country the U. S. looked . Bush's economic plan was for us to go shopping and to lower taxes. Even now all the republican's can come up with is lower taxes. Thank God the Obama plan is actually a PLAN, and not more stupid ideas that don't work.

just another repub hater with no ideas to contribute. just complain,complain,complain. I'm sure he was a major rubber stamper for dumbbell bush. he and alot of other repubs are not willing to try anything President Obama comes up with. they don't like compromise. they want EVERYTHING their or no way. so I say to the nay sayers shut the hell unless you can come up with something else to get people back to work and other to keep their homes.

Of course he won't turn away any money earmarked for his state. Just like Palin's bridge to nowhere. They didn't build it because they didn't need the gov to help them build that bridge, but she kept the money. It''s always the same thing with these Republicans, whine, moan and complain about government intervention (socialism), but take the money anyway. Folks don't care what party they are when they are out of work, can't feed their families and have nowhere else to go. Unfortunately it use to be that you could relocate to find a job, now you can't sell your home because it's not worth what is owed on it. I say Gov Sanford should stick with his principles and refuse any government stimulus money. Let's see how that works out for him for the next election.

Jimmy Hussein Ocarter. Not the messiah after all...

Saviour based economy???
HMMM, let's see... S-A-V-E-Y-O-U-R-E-B-A-S-E-E-C-O-N-O-M-Y!

That sounds great!!! Hey its like the old saying, you can call me what you want, just don't call me late to super!

Eat something sweet, bitter Senator

Please the Republican are the ones who got us in this mess. That means I will not listen to their stale old ideas.

Dear John King, To a person, each and every Senator and Representative who are blocking the Stimulas Package will not be affected in any way other than having to pay more tax because of their high income bracket. They need to keep quiet and let Pres. Obama and his team try to fix all of the stuff that was allowed to happen during the Bush/Cheney Regime. Republicans bascially sat back for many years while the foxes raided the hen house time and time again. We as Americans sent a loud and clear message to our legislators...WE WANT CHANGE...of politics as usual.

Sanford wants to be President too!

Of course being in Red State SC – it totally helps him to be totally negative and anti-democrat – thats what keeps these folks in office down here and who can blame them?

But I won't vote for him.

I watched this interview, and I was shocked! This Gov. and Sen. Graham days are numbered. No wonder their state unemployment is higher than national average.

I only wish I was close to you and Sen. Shelby so that I could throw my shoes at both of you, and hopefully score a hit. I am so sick and tired of you self-serving Republicans....wake up and start helping this country and the people in this country or step down and let the American people elect officials who are willing to help.

Sanford is a snake oil salesperson and a very dangerous person.

Also, to the poster who said Sarah Pailin could relax in watching Russia, here is my response.

Sarah couldn't even watch her own teenage daughter, that's how the girl got pregnant. Do you really trust Sarah to WATCH Russia? I don't. She'd better watch her own kids, and leave Russia to a higher IQ level.

Where do they find these confederates,still trying to win the Civil War with money now I guess.

Republicans needto stop the crap and grow up. And I hope President Obama watched Jack Welch on CNN, he was on target.

South Carolina must be one of those states that Senator Ensign spoke of this morning on Meet the Press. He said that states have bloated budgets and do not need any money. The story is over at Think Progress, with video. So Gov Sanford, I guess you really didn't need that emergency money after all when your state ran out of funds to pay your unemployed their benefits and you only asked for it after being forced. You were ok with your unemployed having zero income. I guess that is because you are a zero yourself.

SC is all for the white rich repubs so I'm not surprise about his comments. The repubs really don't care for folks that are hurting because of job lose because most of them don't look like them......rich

Well, Mr Sanford, "Why didn't you speak out during the Bush administration?? Seems partisan politics, once again.

With every job that goes away, the State Tax Base gets smaller. Maybe all State Government officials should get a percentage of their tax base as compensation. Might motivate them to keep their people working.

People in SC are some of the poorest in the country. Gov. Sanford still makes the same amount of money. shame shame shame

Come on have a backbone state your position clearly and stop trying to play political games.

republicans need to HUSH, they certainly had NO ANSWER.

So, Gov. Sanford, how's the workforce in SC doing? Not good?

Just saying...................

If Sanford really believes we should just tough out the current economic crisis without government intervention, then he should unequivocally say that his state will not take any money should the stimulus package be signed by President Obama.

What a hypocrit!

It's funny how the people who gave us this economic fiasco pretend that they have all the answers, and that everyone else is the problem.

If Sanford feels this way about stimulus programs, then he should refuse any that might be made available to South Carolina. Regardless of how we got to where we are with the economy, if we do not act to resuscitate it there will be a great collapse in the future. I'd much rather take the word of economists on the question of economic stimulus than the religious sounding ideology of a narrow minded southern governor.

Herbert Hoover would be proud of the governor of South Carolina! Yea just sit back and let millions of Americans, and folks from your own state, go unemployed, homeless, hungry, without medical care, etc. Oh, guess that all wouldn't apply to the Sanford. Don't you just love people who believe in Darwinian economics, when they themselves are living the good life!

Now don't accept one dime in Federal monies, gov!

Great take on the stimulus deal. Is Sanford the only ploitician who understands this? Well, probably not, Sanford is one of the few with enough principals to speak the truth in the light of our new mesiah.