Time Magazine Says Sanford Is One Of Nation's Three Worst Governors Sunday November 13, 2005 11:38pm    Posted By: Theresa Acker Which game should be the lead story on the Sports 4 Saturday Special this week?  Florida vs USC 12:30 Williams Brice Stadium  Florida State vs Clemson Noon Memorial Stadium ___  ABC News 4 Interact  ___    • Signup for eNews Alerts    • ABC News 4 Pulse Poll    • Whats Your Opinion?    • Printable Version    • E-Mail This Story Columbia, SC - A Time magazine article says South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford (website - news) is one the nation's three worst state chief executives. The magazine is on newsstands Monday notes the state's loss of its Triple-A credit rating under the Republican governor's watch and his penny pinching habit of sleeping in his office while in the US House. The article says critics within the GOP fear Sanford's thrift has brought the state's economy to a standstill and that business leaders are losing patience with him. Sanford spokesman Joel Sawyer says the article appears to favor chief executives who raise taxes. He says that must please Time's editors while cutting taxes upsets them. The magazine put Sanford in the company of Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco who has been criticized for her handling of Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts and Republican Ohio Governor Bob Taft who has pleaded guilty to criminal tied to not reporting people paying for golf outings. The magazine said the best governors were Democrats Mark Warner of Virginia, Janet Napolitano of Arizona and Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas and Republicans Kenny Guinn of Nevada and Mike Huckabee of Arkansas. » Find More Articles Related To This One Copyright 2005 WCIV, LLC.

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