COLUMBIA, S.C. - Gov. Mark Sanford said House members acted recklessly when they took only two hours to override all but one of his 106 state budget vetoes with little or no debate on Wednesday.

Sanford said he questioned whether it was election-year politics driving lawmakers to rely too much on one-time money or funds that may not materialize.

The lone sustained veto was over a plan to transfer control of the State Accident Fund to the Department of Insurance.

"The idea of saying we're not going to debate any of these issues... is a bit reckless," said Sanford, who said his administration took a lot of care when considering the vetoes.

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.

"I'm sure he's proud of his vetoes. Likewise, we're proud of what we've done," Wilkins said as he urged the House to vote to override the vetoes on the state's $5.5 billion budget.

Shortly after Wilkins spoke to House members, Sanford made a rare visit to the chamber to pull the speaker away from the floor and into the speaker's conference room, The (Columbia) State reported.

Wilkins called the budget a conservative and fiscally responsible budget.

Sanford's vetoes included changes in how the state might spend $90 million expected from tougher tax law enforcement. He cut about $21 million of that out of the spending plan, saying expectations may be too high and agencies shouldn't count on that money.

Harrell said the one-time money was needed to help agencies ease into possible cuts next year.

Sanford trimmed about $16 million elsewhere in the budget to generate enough money to eliminate a $155 million deficit left from two years ago.

Wilkins and Harrell said that was unnecessary. The House and Senate have agreed on legislation that would assure any remaining deficit would be paid. Also the Legislature's budget already included items to eliminated the deficit.

"It will pay off remaining deficit just as quick," Wilkins said.

Sanford said he wanted to draw attention to misplaced priorities in the General Assembly.

"We're going to lose some fights and we clearly lost today," Sanford said.

Earlier in the day, Sanford's spokesman said Republican leaders were trying embarrass the governor with the swift action with the stack of vetoes.

"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.

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

Harrell, the chief budget writer, said none of this was personal.

"I didn't think when the governor vetoed more items than any governor had in over a decade that he was trying to embarrass us," Harrell said. "I respected his right and his vetoes that he deemed were appropriate. I would hope he would respect our right to deal with those vetoes."

Harrell also said lawmakers spent a lot of time crafting the budget and came in Wednesday knowing how they would handle the vetoes.

Sanford's vetoes raised eyebrows on both sides of the aisle. Democrats were disappointed the governor did not use his veto pen to improve education and health care.

"This governor has to represent all of us," said Rep. Joe Neal, D-Hopkins. "The governor is not doing that with these vetoes."

The 105 overrides now go across the hall, where senators are waiting for their chance to deal with Sanford's vetoes.

Sanford vetoed $5 million in beach renourishment money for Hunting Island State Park. While Sanford said he loves the park, he questioned the wisdom of using scant state money on sand.

His veto message said the state is due for a big hurricane and that could wipe out gains from the project.

"Since when is the governor the guru of when hurricanes are going to land?" Sen. Scott Richardson, R-Hilton Head Island, said.