Rep. James Clyburn, the highest-ranking African-American congressman, said Thursday that southern GOP governors’ opposition to the federal stimulus package by is “a slap in the face of African-Americans.” Many of the states whose governors are promising to boycott the Sean money. On Wednesday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said he would accept the money, and none of the others has rejected it outright. The Republican governors of Idaho and Alaska also said they had reservations about whether the money would come with too many strings attached, but Clyburn said he was particularly taken aback by southern governors who said they might decline it. “These four governors represent states that are in the proverbial Black Belt,” Clyburn said. South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford accused Clyburn of playing the race card. “Spending money at the federal level that we do not have represents a future tax increase on all South Carolinians, regardless of their color,” Sanford spokesman Joel Sawyer said in an e-mail statement. “And in the process of doing so, he’s ripping off everyone he claims to represent.” Sanford had said earlier that being against the stimulus plan doesn’t preclude taking the money. He said he opposed President Barack Obama’s economic plan because it’s “a bad idea,” but would look over it and decide whether some parts would work for South Carolina.