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Sanford accuses Clyburn of playing race cardBy Reid WilsonPosted: 01/12/09 05:22 PM [ET]South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) accused House Democratic Whip James Clyburn (S.C.) of playing the race card instead of explaining increased spending he wants as part of a proposed stimulus package.In an interview with The Hill, Sanford said Clyburn, the highest-ranking black lawmaker in the House, injected racial politics into their disagreement over what constitutes an earmark by raising questions about Sanford’s wealth and the plantation his family runs."He can't come up with a solid argument" in favor of the earmarks, Sanford said.President-elect Obama has said he wants a stimulus that is free of earmarks.Clyburn, in comments made to Roll Call, called for allowing federal money included in the stimulus to be sent back home to lawmakers’ districts. Sanford and others say that’s an end-around that would allow earmarks in the legislation without calling them such.The money would bypass governors' offices and instead go straight to communities. Clyburn disagrees with Sanford, who opposes accepting that federal money.Sanford has said he does not want additional federal funding despite the Palmetto State's high unemployment rate and poor budget situation. This year, Sanford's $5.8 billion proposed budget is about $1 billion less than the fiscal 2008 budget."[H]e happens to be a millionaire," Clyburn said of Sanford. "He may not need help for the plantation his family owns, but the people whose grandparents and great-grandparents worked those plantations need the help" in the form of federal money. ---MORE---
There's a reason why patriotism is considered a conservative value. Watch a Tea Party rally and you'll see people proudly raising the American flag and showing pride in U.S. heroes such as Thomas Jefferson. Watch an OWS rally and you'll see people burning the American flag while showing pride in communist heroes such as Che Guevera. --Bob, from some news site
Who's got that GIF of the "Race Card?"
If Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. troops in Iraq, says things are getting better when he reports to Congress in September, that could be "a real big problem," House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC), told the Washington Post Monday."Clyburn noted that Petraeus carries significant weight among the 47 members of the Blue Dog caucus in the House, a group of moderate to conservative Democrats," wrote reporters Dan Balz and Chris Cillizza. "Without their support, he said, Democratic leaders would find it virtually impossible to pass legislation setting a timetable for withdrawal."
