My Way News reports:

WASHINGTON (AP) – South Carolina’s Republican governor says his state will accept money from President Barack Obama’s stimulus plan even though he is ideologically opposed to it.

Gov. Mark Sanford says being against the plan “doesn’t preclude taking the money.”

Sanford said Thursday on CBS’”The Early Show” that he took a stand against the president’s economic plan because it’s “a bad idea.” But he says ultimately he represents the interests of the almost 5 million people of his state, and he will look over the plan and decide which parts would help South Carolina.

Sanford also expressed skepticism about Obama’s plan to reduce home foreclosures. The governor says: “Throw enough money at any problem and you’re going to help some folks.”

While Governor Palin is also ideologically opposed to the bill, she has also stated that some funds may be accepted if they make sense for Alaskans. It looks like Sanford, who had previously talked a good game, is coming around to this common sense approach. Sanford has also reversed his position on unemployment insurance. Let me be clear, C4P has no particular problem with Governor Sanford, and we feel he is a reliable conservative, but we have also notified you of his tendency to “talk the talk” more than “walk the walk.”

All GOP Governors are in a bind because of the unconstitutional element of this bill that would allow state legislatures to accept all funding allotted to said state, even if the governor opposes it.

UPDATE by Ramrocks: Sarah Palin made the correct assessment of the stimulus from the get-go: opposing it, but saying, “we’ll take whatever funds are in Alaska’s interest.” And now all the other governors are parroting her words. That’s what leaders do. They get there first, and others follow.