IDEOLOGY BEFORE PEOPLE

What's the matter with movement conservatives? Because of his commitment to ideological purity, Sanford even claimed that the unemployment numbers were being faked by his state's dept. of labor. Finally, the Republican governor was forced by the Republican legislature to take stimulus money. Similarly, Sen. DeMint thinks that stopping health care reform is a top priority despite the fact that many South Carolinans are suffering under the current system. From Blue Texan at Firedoglake:

After 25 years with the same company, Andy Stark lost his job and his health insurance.

While he found other work, it paid 30 percent less and had no benefits.

Then his wife got cancer.

Now the Simpsonville couple is struggling to pay medical bills they expect will total about $140,000.

“This is not the way things should be in America,” Andy Stark said.