ST. GEORGE, S.C. - For the second time in a week, Gov. Mark Sanford is upset his name or image is being used in a campaign ad without his permission.

In a newspaper campaign ad for Rep. George Bailey, R-St. George, Sanford is listed as a special guest at a rally for Bailey, who switched from the Democratic party in March.

The ad was published Thursday in The Eagle-Record, a weekly paper here. Sanford's spokesman said the governor hadn't even heard of the event for Bailey and was concerned people would think he had broken a promise by not attending.

Rep. Annette Young, R-Summerville, who supports Bailey, is taking the blame for the ad. Young said she was responsible for inviting Sanford and authorized his inclusion in the ad, even though she hadn't reached the governor before the ad's deadline.

"It wasn't George's fault. It was my fault," Young said. "It was my responsibility to get hold of everybody."

The campaign mailed out 7,000 invitations to the rally Wednesday, but Sanford's name wasn't listed, Young said.

Bailey has been under scrutiny from the Democratic Party since joining the GOP. Several resume discrepancies have become known in Bailey's resume since he switched parties.

Bailey said he was sorry for the ad and a new version will run next week in the Eagle-Record.

"I can appreciate him (Sanford) saying it should have been cleared with him, and it should have been," Bailey said. "It was a communication mix-up. There was no deception intended. I just assumed he had been contacted and was coming."

Sanford earlier called on Democratic state Senate candidate Justin Kahn to withdraw a TV ad that includes a photo of the men standing together. The governor said it suggests a relationship that doesn't exist.

Kahn said it was meant to show he could work Republicans and Democrats.

Sanford is backing Kahn's opponent, Sen. Glenn McConnell, R-Charleston.

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Information from: The Post and Courier, http://www.charleston.net/