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The democrats continue to lose face..they belittle the fiscal conservtives of state governments while their hero in the white house continues to hoodwink everyone..200,000 chrysler workers are going to lose their jobs after dealerships close..who own chrysler??..gee isn't it obama..GM is getting ready to close even more dealerships when obama becomes chairman of the board..change we can believe in???..does anyone know who has hired the most people since the inaugriation??..that's right..the federal government has hired 75,000 people..you can critisize the states all you want but they have a budget to live with..apparently the federal government does not..

The democrats continue to lose face..they belittle the fiscal conservtives of state governments while their hero in the white house..200,000 chrysler workers are going to lose their jobs after dealerships close..who own chrysler??..gee isn't it obama..GM is getting ready to close even more dealerships when obama becomes chairman of the board..change we can believe in???..does anyone know who has hired the most people since the inaugriation??..that's right..the federal government has hired 75,000 people..you can critisize the states all you want but they have a budget to live with..apparently the federal government does not..

Gracious! Just look at all those Republicans lining up for the Party. Better call Rush. How else is a true Republican to make sense out of all these folks.

"For more than five years I've sat in the statehouse and watched — sometimes in disbelief — as our state government has spent with abandon and in the process wasted taxpayer dollar after taxpayer dollar," Haley said in a statement.

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Well, her smaller government ally, Gov. Sanford, didn't have to sign all those spending bills, either.

So, is she looking to keep SC the welfare that it is? Seems that way from where I sit.

The broken down schools, unemployed, fired teachers, and neglected students can't wait for another of these pale riders. I am sure the "upper crust" of S.C. is orgasmic over this.

Perhaps some of you haven't been to SC lately...FYI, some of us have indoor plumbing and the Lt. Governor is sponsoring a program that will have us all wearing shoes.

We'd love to have you come visit...we might be a tad smarter and smidge more tolerant than you think. International investors seem to get along with us real well...and we like them too.

Oh, and about this election...we just love us some good ole intellectual discourse (from all sides).

Come on down for a visit real soon. God bless.

The comments on this blog are unbelievable! How many of these idiots know WHO she is? Representative Haley will make an outstanding Governor, one who cares about South Carolina, its education and its people. Furthermore, she understands that you do not spend your way into debt and expect prosperity. Anyone taken a look at California lately? They think they are the trend-setters. They're setting the trend alright, right into bankruptcy and the U.S. is following in the same footsteps. She understands that this kind of math does not work. Good luck everyone else, I'll take Nikki Haley as my Governor all day long!

assuming the Sanford mantle of fiscal conservatism is sort of like assuming the Wiley Coyote mantle of chasing Roadrunners: In the end, you wind up plummeting off a cliff.

hate mongers is over...we need hope over hate

Its all right to be fiscally conservative – but don't you have to have SOME COMPASSION for your constituents??? Its a good thing to care about things like unemployment and the overall living standards for the people of his state. And his state is the toilet of the US because of him.

Sounds like a Sarah Palin wanna-be.

The Republican party is done like dinner. Stick a fork and turn off the lights please ,now rest in peace.

It is astounding to see the Republicans scrambling to find their way...

Can't they get a human being to run in this state? Don't they know the civil war ended and the white hood party that remains in control today has ruined their state? Well I guess hypocrisy is what the right wing lives on – decrying taxes and government, insisting on a theocracy, continuing hate for all minorities and women – yet being a virtual welfare state – disgusting.

Do they have a good Democrat who will run?

GOP Southern, SC Gov is not going winning this time!

I pray and hope that the people of South Carolina will send the republicans home and replace them with moderate thinking democrats or independents.

Your neighbor in N.C.

I still want a polling agency to actually poll SC on Sandford's relative popularity.

I'm pretty certain Sanford has lost about 20 points in approval due to his stunt with the stimulus money. For Haley to tie her skirts to Sanford's coat-tails in this... shows better than anything else could how stupid she is.

If she's the best the GOP has to offer, perhaps the democrats might actually win in SC in 2010.
(not certain... but there's a chance)

geordie: she is not native american. she is indian-american. her parents are from india. get the difference? trail of tears means nothing to her. if you want to dump on democrats through a convoluted andrew jackson relationship, just do so. don't show your ignorance in the process. in any event the democrats of old are today's republicans. much like your strom thurmond.

I am a SC resident and have lived here most of my life and I will tell you from what I see and hear – most, if not all, of the educated businessmen I have worked with at best mock Mr. Sanford, and at worst, well...
The nickname many have dubbed him for his air-headed politics and almost laughable antics is actually "Governor Moonbeam."
Take it for what it is, but that is his reputation among many of the business leaders, Democrat and Republican alike, in the upstate and even low country. So why, do you ask, is he governor? Well – if you paint a hedgehog red and put a Palin pin on it, 70 percent of our under-educated state will make sure that animal goes straight to the governor's mansion. We are...in summary....very, very dumb.

@Once You Vote Black, you are the stupid racist!!! And while you are at it, learn to spell, or don't they teach spelling in other states. I am glad you are not in the South! Stay away!! You idiots only know about the South from the liberal talking heads.

So what is WRONG with "spending?"

How else can we take care of the needs of our country if we don't "spend?"

We the People are the spenders! We need things the entire public uses: roads, schools, street lights, refuse dumps, electrical grids, you name it, we need it to share in society.

So why then do we collect taxes if the money isn't supposed to be "spent?"

Bush Two spent a HUGE amount of money, especially on his wars.

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Wow! Nothing like an (unrelated) oldie but a goodie!
Never heard that one before...

If she believes so much in fiscal conservatism, let's see her put her plans in action. No more money for SC. You get to be fiscally conservative on your own.

South Carolina is a welfare queen.

"For more than five years I've sat in the statehouse and watched — sometimes in disbelief — as our state government has spent with abandon and in the process wasted taxpayer dollar after taxpayer dollar," Haley said in a statement.
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Why Ms. Haley, and I believed that all Republicans were "fiscal conservatives"! So, let me get this straight, the GOP *** controlled*** South Carolina legislature has been spending with ....... "abandon"!?! Yikes! And I thought only Bush & DICK did that!

Yes, she will continue the tradition of "fiscal conservatism" that has made South Carolina a perennial welfare state, taking more money from the federal government in aid, than it gives back in taxes. Sounds like the republicans have a plan. Unfortunately, it's the same old plan.

God, help South Carolina and all its resident there. Amen!

I sure hope the Democrats find someone to run against this lady. When I listen to Governor Sanford grandstanding, I am embarassed to live in South Carolina. He is only interested in his political ambitions and not the people.

I only drive through SC and vacation there from time to time but hasn't Sanford's fiscal policies been somewhat disastrous to the state economy? I do know that for every $1 SC pays in taxes it receives $1.35 in federal aide. Thats was even before the Stimulus package was passed. But hey if she wins she'll continue his fiscal policies. Woo-Hoo!!!

YAY: South Carolina has found another person that will treat the children to a poor education, the jobless to less jobs and the citizens to neglect and abuse!

Yay for Conservatives, an Equal Opportunity Torture, Abuse and Mismanagement advocate!

I am happy to see a woman wiht Indian heritage rise out of the Republican party, even if it is backwoods SC politics. Look how progressive that is from the Strom Thurmond days. She would be a Democrat naturally but the reason Indian heritage folks choose Republican is because Andrew Jackson was a Democrat and they still see that as a party against their heritage from the Trail of Tears Day. I don;'tknow much about her, but if she can win, Republican or not, it would be a huge step for South Carolina's political image.

As a resident of SC, Sanford has run our state into the dirt. It is literally crumbling. People have had it with him and will not vote for anyone associated with this excuse for an elected official.

And I'll bet that she has a whole NEW PLAN – Lower the taxes of the rich and let the effects trickle down!!

Sanford has become the laughing stock of the Carolina's. Who in their right mind would take up his "mantle" of hurting people in his home state?

Isn't this the state with the RUN DOWN SCHOOL that refused stimulus money??
Why was she only watching? Why not participate in finding solutions addressing the needs of the citizens of her state? Now she wants the top state job?

Citizens of the state of South Carolina wake up, it is not about political party or being a female manority IT SHOULD BE ABOUT THE WELL BEING OF ALL OF THE PEOPLE OF YOUR STATE!!

I am glad that everyone around the country sees what a mess the Republicans in SC are making. As a resident of the state I hope that the Democrats can find someone to run against the GOP list of baffooons. I am glad that Gov. Sanford is out of the governor's mansion!

Wow!! Just what South Carolina needs....another conservative running for office. Isn't this state almost last in every department?

The only good thing to come out of South Carolina was a busload of moderate thinkers going home in another state.

Funny, that's no different than the Fed's wasting dollar after dollar.
And if she's elected- -No Change

Wow, I am glad my family escaped that hell whole in the 1800s. The women are just a racist as the men. The GOP will have tiny little circular firing squads for the next 20 years. Southerners are stupid.

I hope she gets a political beat down......

Independent from Texas......Ouch! I'm from South Carolina and anything but a racist. I voted for hope not hate.....Obama/Biden 2008

Don't judge Davis harshly because he worked for Sanford. Davis has a better balance than Sanford and gets both sides of an issue. For the record I'm anything but a Sanford fan, I'm angry about his stubborn stance even Lindsay Graham told Stanford to get a grip.

South Carolina is literally poor. Ask the people who live there. Why is that?

SC folks appear to racists beyond belief. I wish her the best in GOP primary and hope she loses badly in the election against Dem. GOP needs to be kicked hard – so hard – in its back that they will divorce hate-mongers and KKK types out of the party (Hannity, MF Savage etc)

Maybe she's choosing to jump into a crowded five-way primary because she'd be facing all white men. If she can appeal to female voters and these so-called "heavyweights" split the vote among men, she may be on to something. Either way, no one knew who she was before today and now she's on CNN. Not a bad way to make a name for yourself early in the game.

rhondabeyer,you're a buffoon! if you got a problem with CNN then why do you come here?

Republican Primaries are going to be so much fun to watch.

I'm getting my Popcorn ready right now!

I hope neither one of thim win.

Good, you will go down with the rest of the No solution having,non logical thinking, fear mongering, ignorant rethugs.

I'd rather see State Senator Tom Davis run. Davis was at one time Sanford's chief of staff and as an Independent voter I would support Tom Davis. He is a reasonable, rational, gifted Republican legislator who would be good for the state of South Carolina.

Mr. Nostimulus money :- Good luck

"For more than five years I've sat in the statehouse and watched — sometimes in disbelief — as our state government has spent with abandon and in the process wasted taxpayer dollar after taxpayer dollar," Haley said in a statement

Listenin to NASCAR on the radio and Twitterin....

Good luck lets keep it reasonably clean.

Hey, maybe we should ALL jump into the race in South Carolina. Seems to me like there's a "FREE FOR ALL" contest going on in the south. Anyone and everyone is qualified based on Gov. Sanford's horrific record and incompetence. What a no brainer.

Count me in, I'm going to run too! LOL

It's a great life being a token minority in the Republicans, so join up today.

The sexist Southern men will never stand for this – mark my word.

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