COLUMBIA, S.C. - A fuming Gov. Mark Sanford watched the House race through his stack of 106 budget vetoes Wednesday, and accused Republican leaders of trying embarrass him.

"It is completely disrespectful of the time and effort the governor put into this process and it is not something he is going to lay down and forget about," Sanford's spokesman Will Folks said.

In less than an hour, the House managed to override nearly half of the vetoes with little or no debate, and continued its rapid pace.

House Speaker David Wilkins, R-Greenville, and House Ways and Means Chairman Bobby Harrell, R-Charleston, defended their version of the budget against the governor's vetoes, which included changes in how the state might spend $90 million expected from tougher tax law enforcement.

"It's all about being conservative. It's all about being fiscally responsible," Wilkins said as he urged the House to vote to override the vetoes on the state's $5.5 billion budget.

"This clearly is an effort by leaders in the House, like Chairman Bobby Harrell, to embarrass the governor," Folks said.