Haley's veto of funding for South Carolina Educational Television has produced anger from Republican legislators. House Majority Leader Kenny Bingham, in particular, publicly said that he had worked with Haley's office on the SCETV issue only to have her break their deal:
"They did not have the common courtesy and the dignity to call me and tell me what they're doing," Bingham said. "The governor was involved at every single step of the way like she asked to be. And I felt like it was important and it was critical that she was."Bingham told House members he got them to agree to a plan "that this governor's office told me that they wanted."
But?as wide-margin veto overrides in the double digits would lead you to expect?it's not just Bingham who's willing to go on the record with his frustration:
?We used to have this problem with Sanford. He?d veto items in the budget that he put in there and asked us to pass,? said GOP state Sen. Larry Grooms. ?We?ve had enough of this Sanford-esque discussion that?s going on between the governor and the legislature.?The result, said Pickens County GOP chairman Phillip Bowers, is that ?most members of the general assembly felt they?d been misled by Haley and her staff.?
?I?ve talked to a lot of general assembly members in the last few days,? Bowers added. ?I can?t find any that trust the administration.?
Mark Sanford comparisons are maybe not what a new governor should be aiming for.
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