Lucille
02-26-2009, 07:53 AM
Grand Old Party Confronts The New On Stimulus Plan (http://www.npr.org/watchingwashington/2009/02/its_the_grand_old_party_vs_the.html)
On the other side, not many governors were ready to support the scorched earth resistance of Rush Limbaugh and his talk show chorus, who can't wait for the new president to fail.
Not exactly. Rush wants Obama's Socialism to fail, you hack.
While not shy about taking federal dollars for disaster relief, Barbour was hesitant about the extra money on offer for unemployment insurance. It came with strings affecting future governance of that state-federal program and a requirement for more business taxes. That was a stumbling block for other Southern Republicans, too.
One of them was Mark Sanford of South Carolina. Another Man of '94, Sanford came to the Capitol with the torch-bearing troops of Newt Gingrich but proved even more conservative than his cohort. He often lined up with libertarian hero Ron Paul, even when no one else did. And unlike many who took the three-terms-and-out pledge, Sanford did his three and left.
Sanford came back to politics two years later as governor and has shown a preference for the executive role. His second term ends in 2010, and he has been touted as a candidate for the White House in 2012. He is now chairman of the National Governors Association (a job once held by Bill Clinton) and has the backing of some who had backed Paul's earlier bids for the presidency.
On the other side, not many governors were ready to support the scorched earth resistance of Rush Limbaugh and his talk show chorus, who can't wait for the new president to fail.
Not exactly. Rush wants Obama's Socialism to fail, you hack.
While not shy about taking federal dollars for disaster relief, Barbour was hesitant about the extra money on offer for unemployment insurance. It came with strings affecting future governance of that state-federal program and a requirement for more business taxes. That was a stumbling block for other Southern Republicans, too.
One of them was Mark Sanford of South Carolina. Another Man of '94, Sanford came to the Capitol with the torch-bearing troops of Newt Gingrich but proved even more conservative than his cohort. He often lined up with libertarian hero Ron Paul, even when no one else did. And unlike many who took the three-terms-and-out pledge, Sanford did his three and left.
Sanford came back to politics two years later as governor and has shown a preference for the executive role. His second term ends in 2010, and he has been touted as a candidate for the White House in 2012. He is now chairman of the National Governors Association (a job once held by Bill Clinton) and has the backing of some who had backed Paul's earlier bids for the presidency.