Thursday, July 29, 2010

Sheheen challenges Haley on Charleston Harbor earmark

Reminder of Sanford stimulus stalling

Posted by Greg Hambrick on Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 11:00 AM

Last week, we noted the desperate attempt to wrangle more than $400,000 out of Washington to study deepening the shipping routes through the Charleston Harbor. Sen. Lindsey Graham is looking to secure an earmark for the project, but he doesn't have much support with Jim DeMint's staunch opposition to targeted funding for South Carolina projects. Now, gubernatorial candidate Vincent Sheheen, a Democrat, is challenging Nikki Haley to support the project. This confrontation is less about earmarks and more about linking Haley to the stimulus stalling from the current administration. Gov. Mark Sanford made national news when he attempted to refuse federal aid at the height of the recession. The move angered those in Sanford's own party who were convinced that the money would be spent in other states if we didn't take it. And that South Carolina taxpayers would still be responsible for paying back a portion of that debt. “This is clearly a time for every elected official in South Carolina to set aside partisanship and join forces,” stated Sheheen in a statement. “If Congress does not act now, there could be potentially devastating consequences for the Port of Charleston and thousands of jobs in our state.”

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Sounds like a nice project. It makes sense to start working on it now as the Panama Canal extension will be completed in 2014. Not sure why Nimrata Kaur Randhawa (also called Nikki Haley) would oppose this project…

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Posted by Comment11 on July 30, 2010 at 3:32 PM

Where does all the money the Port makes go...

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Posted by screddawg on August 2, 2010 at 6:42 AM

$400,000 to study if the channels need deepening. I'll give you the answer. What's to study. Start dredging.

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Posted by arty on August 2, 2010 at 8:58 PM
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