Dear Governor Mark Sanford,
Go to hell. Really, I mean it.
When you would rather make a name for yourself as a strong Republican with a conservative economic record than
accept Obama's stimulus money to save upwards of 7,500 teachers' jobs and allow schools to continue literally falling apart, my ire for you increases exponentially.
When you claim that to take such money would be akin to
"fiscal child abuse," you prove you are nothing more than another insensitive conservative asshat unaware of the words that come out of your gaping pie hole.
Mr. Sanford, our fair state has
the second-highest unemployment rate in the country. In my hometown alone, a town that survives on blue-collar jobs, two plants closed last month.
Two. That is a huge hit to our local economy. I have confirmed that the Savannah River Site is in fact adding 3,000 jobs to build a research facility, but that's not enough as SRS affects several counties and people here will have to compete with those seeking work from the other counties.
It's bad enough you've been weak on education since being elected and schools have suffered accordingly. You choose to punish the residents of your state rather than accept money we desperately need. You claim it's not because you're vying for a 2012 presidential run, but from where I sit it's pretty apparent that it is.
Stop hurting us to benefit yourself.
Hoping you grow a heart,
Jade