Penny-pinching South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford wasn’t so tight when it came to spending taxpayer money on himself. The latest in what has become ho-hum hypocrisy news: he abused use of the state plane for personal purposes, including one flight to get to a haircut on time.

Wasn’t there another Republican governor who found numerous ways to keep a State Police airplane aloft?

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