Both figuratively and literally, as the South Carolina Supreme Court just voted 5-0 to order the governor to apply for stimulus money, and served him a writ of mandamus, which is basically an order, so if he doesn’t, they can throw his ass in jail.

He had refused to spend the money on education, and the legislature overruled him, but Sanford, continued to maintain that only he had the authority to request the money.

Basically, this is about a Presidential run in 2012, and he is appealing to the ever shrinking Republican Party base.