SC: Where was the help before, Sanford?

Embattled Gov. Mark Sanford visited Georgetown Tuesday to ask for help.

Really.

The governor is looking for any kind of help, sticking with his plan to have people "make noise" in order to get things accomplished in the state. Named an "apology tour" by the media, Sanford is sucking up to the very people who trusted him with power of authority for eight years in South Carolina.

Gov. Mark Sanford brought his apology tour to the Georgetown Lunch Rotary Club Tuesday, but he also asked the more than 100 attendees to help him pass some of his initiatives in the coming legislative session.
Although he received enthusiastic applause at the beginning and end of his remarks, no one specifically committed to help him pass his measures.

Who would? May I remind the people of this state that you elected a governor of a dominating party who has had years to get many items accomplished while former President George W. Bush was in office. This guy had so much control then that he could have sneezed and they would have flown him a tissue.

No such luck, though. Sanford was too busy accepting real estate tycoon Howard Rich's money in order to pass bought legislation that would have severely dismantled public education. He was too concerned with using the ink out every pen to veto anything the statehouse sent him. He then topped it with his frequent-flyer miles, leaving this state in the dark - literally.

As reported earlier, John Rainey's ( South Carolina's chief economic forecaster) comments could prove true.

A man asked the governor if there is any chance for "a complete overhaul of our tax system."

A blue ribbon committee is currently studying changes in the tax system, but "I don't think there's a chance in the world that will happen," Sanford replied.

He wants you to make noise on his agenda - of keeping people dismally represented - but no such noise on fixing the real problems in this state.

But, our mayor-elect went to bat for us...

Georgetown Mayor-elect Jack Scoville, a former member of the State Ports Authority, asked the governor to do more to help the city's port get money for dredging to open its ship channels.
The port, one of two in the state, is a state resource and not just a local problem, Scoville said. Sanford said he would talk to the congressional delegation about the money.

All true. And, it's why Sanford was elected. He had the power to do something before it was a hugh issue. He failed.