So long, Appalachian Trail, and thanks for nothing!
Signed, Mark Sanford.
Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) is getting a helping hand from Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) in his push for an amendment to defund the Appalachian Regional Commission, which is designed to promote economic development in the underserved region.
On Wednesday night, Chabot went on the House floor and argued that the Appalachian Regional Commission and a handful of other similar commissions are wasteful and duplicative. [...]
But even before he made his case, Chabot thanked Sanford, the politician who is perhaps most associated with the Appalachian region.
“I want to thank the gentleman from South Carolina, Mr. Sanford, for his leadership in co-sponsoring this particular amendment with me,” said Chabot.
It looks like South Carolina taxpayers aren’t the only ones who got screwed.
It’s not a new thing for a Republican politician to wipe his ass with poor people, but not every House Republican has claimed that they were hiking the Appalachian Trail when, in reality, they were flying to Argentina on state taxpayer dollars to court a mistress.