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Thursday, February 12, 2009

Governor Sanford Accused of Slander--Examiner Article

This is my very first article at Columbia Conservative Examiner. I encourage all of you to take a look and pass along the information about the column.

And yes, that's me, the Welshman. So now you know.

Here is an excerpt:

With South Carolina's financial problems placing a strain on government services, the state's Employment Security Commission has been hard-pressed to keep up with the demand.

South Carolina's unemployment rate is one of the highest in the nation.

Yet an overriding issue that has plagued the Commission for years is its out-of-control spending and waste, although commissioners would deny that assertion.

Governor Mark Sanford has repeatedly called for independent audits of the Commission and a full financial accountability disclosure. He also threatened to fire the commissioners if they refused to provide the information.

In response to the Governor's reasonable request, the commissioners curiously charged Sanford of slandering them.

Read the rest at the link provided. I will deeply appreciate any support by word-of-mouth you can afford me as I get this column off the ground. And thanks.

4 comments:

drjim said...

Great piece and congrats!
Gee...waste in local and state government??? No, No, No...tell me it *can't* be true!
As the old saying goes, a fish rots from the head down, so if we're "down" to the state level, it must be _reeeeally_ stinky at the top by now!
Jim

Welshman said...

Thanks, Jim!

Anonymous said...

Guilty dog barking first? Good job.

Welshman said...

Thanks, SA!