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SANFORD CHOSEN TO LEAD REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR’S ASSN.
Everyone keeps talking about this “new Republican Party” that must emerge from the ashes of last week’s embarrassing national electoral defeat.
Unlike in 2006, though, when we had the same kind of talk but no action, I really think the party will get it’s act together and usher in a new generation of strong, conservative leaders who will… oh, wait, nevermind.
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford was elected the new chairman of the Republican Governors Association on Friday.
Sanford succeeds Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who will now serve as finance chairman. The association has been meeting this week in Miami — and some discussions have revolved around what went wrong for the party on Election Day.
“I am honored and excited to become chairman of the Republican Governors Association as we work together to win a majority of governors by 2010,” Sanford said in a statement released by the group. “Republican governors are natural leaders who will find solutions to our nation’s challenges and bring back the party.” [AP]
This is great news for Republicans who like picking petty fights with other Republicans, hypocritically wasting tax dollars on environmental nonsense and personal slush funds, flip-flopping on key issues, and putting television cameras ahead of taxpayers.
For the rest of us, it’s just another sign that we still haven’t learned our lesson. But on the bright side, “Quantum of Solace” opened today and it will probably rock so hard that we’ll forget all about the demise of the GOP.
Let’s do the math…
1. RQA delivers 59 percent for LOG against a candidate disavowed by the Democrats.
2. McCain gets 56 percent in the reddest state in the Southeast.
3. You’re pimping Henry Brown likes he’s paying you (see what I did there?)
4. McMaster is polling fourth in a three man race for Guv.
Keep polishing McLovin. You’ll get that turd to shine.
Adam, I think these words hit the nail on the head:
“This is great news for Republicans who like picking petty fights with other Republicans, hypocritically wasting tax dollars on environmental nonsense and personal slush funds, flip-flopping on key issues, and putting television cameras ahead of taxpayers.”
You couldn’t be more right. The Sanford team has failed at actually getting a conservative agenda through, but totally succeeded in dividing the party and helping the Democrats catch a break.
There is more to the Sanford story than we are discussing, right here, right now. Give it a couple of days……….
I really didn’t think “Quantum of Solace” rocked that hard compared to it’s predecessor. It had some cool action scenes and a much better car chase, but it wasn’t nearly as good a movie as “Casino Royale”.
Also, I think Governor Sanford isn’t “the same sort of Republican”. For example, he’s probably the only Republican Governor to have all of his budget vetoes each year overturned in less time than it would take to read the bills in question.
Last I checked Adam, your boy McCain flipflopped on offshore drilling among other issues and I didn’t hear you complain then. Sanford is one of the few principled leaders in the GOP these days (as opposed to McCain’s lapdog Lindsey), and I’m proud to see true conservatives recognize this fact.
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Yes, Sanford has national interest, even here in Minnesota.
I will be following your site to see if any of your criticisms of Sanford outweigh his ideological, career and personal pedigree. I have been following Sanford’s career since 2004’s live pigs object lesson. What has kept my attention after that event has been his commitment to prudent spending, preserving our freedoms, and accountability.
OK, so I read each of the links you posted above.
I agree that McCain also became pro-offshore drilling when it became convenient. So long as Sanford doesn’t flip-flop *back*, I think he can argue that the possibility of $150/bbl oil becoming reality is a game-changer. Regarding veto overrides, I think the peculiarities of the S.C. legislative system will be lost on the national audience. Tarring Sanford with a enviro-loony brush because he happens to be governor at the same time a global warming study is published seems to be a stretch. The “picking fights” with Pro Tem McConnell also seems to be a stretch, as Sanford has halved his gubernatorial operating budget.
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