No Doubt Who's Butt Mark would like to Stick His Thumb In......
Anyone get a love letter from Mark Sanford today? I did, and I couldn't help but notice the message this time. Usually, it's a request to call Sen. Leatherman or Rep. Cooper - his usual enemies. This time, he has a new target - New Treasurer Converse Chellis. .....
Yep , it seems that Sanford has the same problem that he had with Grady Patterson last year - he keeps blocking Sanford on his Budget and Control Board votes. It's another case of careful what you wish for. I know Sanford didn't wish for Chellis, but he sure isn't happy with him.
We all know Leatherman and Cooper will not vote with Sanford on anything, so that leaves him with only one option - pressuring Chellis. To quote Sanford, "This is exactly why it is so critical that you get involved and tell your elected officials that this kind of decision-making is not what you sent them here to do. If you live in the Charleston area, I’d ask you talk to Converse Chellis who holds the key third vote on the Budget and Control Board and to date has been voting against me and Richard Eckstrom on taxpayer issues like this."
Mark is asking you to stop Chellis in his driveway while he picks up his P&C in the morning, or in the Sonic drive-thru as he gets his morning breakfast burrito. Chellis helped override Sanford and Richard Eckstrom's veto of raising the state agency heads pay up to 20% - of which Chellis was a recipient.
So , it looks like we are back to pre-2006..... Sanford has no power, and he keeps getting overriden by lesser people. Such is the South Carolina state government. My guess is if this keeps up, Sanford won't wait for Giuliani to name him his VP choice - he'll ask for it..
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i like mark go mark
i like mark go mark
Let me see, Converse has to keep daily hours in Columbia, that berg described by a losing Porsche pedant as the armpit of the world.
Mayhaps there's a loophole requiring Chellis to slop and muck out Pork an Barrel's pen.
As to Rudy's backseat, have I missed a Sanford defection from the McCain camp?
Word is Sanford is a Giuliani supporter, but he has not come out yet. Nothing against McCain, just Rudy might be his guy.
Some I know would advise great care when counting a Sanford endorsement on your basket... one still bears quite a grudge for not drawing an endorsement in a Senate bid.
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