Article: Elizabeth Colbert-Busch Blows Out a Desperate Mark Sanford in South Carolina Debate

[Tx4obama]

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Elizabeth Colbert-Busch Blows Out a Desperate Mark Sanford in South Carolina Debate

Colbert-Busch began by saying that her greatest professional accomplishment was her business career. Mark Sanford touted his 20 year record of cutting spending. He then gave the standard talking points about government being in your wallet, and said that he was part of the House class of ’94 that balanced the budget.

Colbert-Busch got big applause for saying she supports the Chamber of Commerce’s position on immigration reform. She said immigrants should pay their taxes, learn to speak English, and get to the back of the line. Sanford said the immigration reform bill needs some more work. He blamed labor unions for shutting the guest worker program down. Colbert-Busch dodged when asked if she agreed with Sanford on the unions, but said we need fair immigration reform.

The discussion moved to the Port of Charleston. Colbert-Busch called the port an economic engine for the state. She hit Sanford for voting against the bridge, dredging, job creation, and said that he was the only congressman to do that. Sanford said that Colbert-Busch donated $500 to his first gubernatorial campaign, so his vote could not have bothered her that much. Sanford than tried to piggyback off of Tim Scott by saying, “I agree with what Tim Scott says.” Colbert-Busch rebutted his point that she donated $500 to his campaign, and said that Sanford lied to her about supporting trade. He said he supported it, and then he turned around and did the opposite. Sanford said again if it really bothered you why did you write a campaign check in support of candidacy for governor?

Sanford was asked about Obamacare. He said he doesn’t like the bill, and he would vote to defund it. Sanford brought up the tired Obamacare lie that the government is going to come between doctors and patients. He then played that old Southern classic, government doesn’t tell you what products to buy. Colbert-Busch called Obamacare problematic. She said it was expensive. It cuts into Medicare benefits. It causes employers to layoff their employees, She added that it needed to be fixed. She listed the things she liked about the bill, and said it was good business, creates jobs, and we need it. Sanford tried to tie her to the Democrats in Congress by claiming that her Washington fundraiser was hosted by 37 Dems who voted for Obamacare. Sanford then launched his big strategy, linking his opponent to Nancy Pelosi. Colbert-Busch said, “Nobody tells me what to do, except for the people of the 1st District of South Carolina.”

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Full article here: http://www.politicususa.com/elizabeth-colbert-busch-blows-desperate-mark-sanford-south-carolina-debate.html

Edited to add... Here's a link that has the full debate VIDEO: http://www.c-span.org/flvPop.aspx?id=10737439446

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

1. I thought she was brilliant!!

[JimDandy]

2. Good grief she sounds like republican light

in this exchange. Is she a dem?

[Tx4obama]

3. She is a DEM running in South Carolina. She has a sound like she does in order to get elected. n/t

[marble falls]

5. And then she gets to turn on them what brought her to the dance? Like those reps of the "people"....

who voted down background checks? Or is it OK when progressives do that?

[Hosnon]

6. Exactly. I don't get what is so hard to understand about this.

A Democrat in the South is generally not going to be as liberal as one in the North. Well, if you want them to win an election. That's small "d" democracy, folks. Their constituents are just more conservative.

[bigdarryl]

4. BLUE DOG!!!