Nov 23 2009
Sanford Faces 37 Charges by State Ethics Board
The findings of the State Ethics Board are in and it is looking dismal for our dear leader. According to the board, Sanford has misused campaign funds to attend a meeting of the Republican Governors Association and a trip to Ireland among others. It also found he used the state plane to attend a birthday party, get a haircut, and fly his family to Myrtle Beach. There is also the flight upgrades to First Class for some international trips he took, the ones where he wasn’t hiking the Appalachian Trail to Argentina.
I am at a loss as to how he will explain these away. In all honesty, I’ll bet past governors have done the same thing, but that certainly doesn’t excuse it. The rules are the rules and they must be followed. If I were him, I’d start packing my bags.
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My question is: why are all these ‘violations’ appearing now and not directly after they occurred? Are these things covered up for a ‘good’ governor and only brought to light when he turns ‘bad’?
Yeah, mr. ‘conservative’ governor, you got yours but you were damned determined to play with the fate of the entire state (and YOUR constituents) when it came to taking federal monies. what an ass.
why would anyone trust another republican as governor when the ‘machine’ apparently protects its own until there is hay to be made on the fall of one of its own. that said, the same for electing a democrat (see NC: Easley).
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While these aren’t the most serious violations imaginable, Sanford still needs to go. If he had any decency left, he would resign immediately and save the people of SC the time and money (not to mention the embarrassment) involved with an impeachment trial.
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