TweetFirst, let’s give Catherine Templeton credit for doing one right thing. Or rather, for not doing one horrible thing. It would have been truly horrible to, like Sheri Few, play to the Trumpian faction in her party by denouncing the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the State House grounds. But she didn’t do that. […]
TweetHere’s an interesting thing brought to my attention this morning by a Tweet. To backtrack a bit first, this is from Foreign Policy back in March: Former South Carolina Gov. David Beasley will be sworn in next week as the executive director of the World Food Program, placing the first Trump administration appointee at the […]
TweetFirst, Nikki Haley gave Ralph Norman money. Now there’s this: 5th District congressional candidate Ralph Norman got a big boost Thursday, winning the endorsement of former U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-Greenville. DeMint, the former head of the Heritage Foundation and a Tea Party icon, said Norman “has a proven record of fighting for conservative principles” […]
Tweet Not a lot of opportunities to set up the laptop and blog, since I’m on spring break with four grandchildren. Quickly, between activities, here’s an Open Thread: British spies were first to spot Trump team’s links with Russia — It’s somewhat surprising anyone in Britain’s intelligence establishment talks to The Guardian, but they managed […]
TweetHenry McMaster continues to disappoint those of us who had hoped for some leadership for a change over at the governor’s office. At least, we kept telling ourselves, he hadn’t threatened to veto the bill increasing the gas tax and reforming DOT, the way Nikki Haley would have done. Well, today he crossed that line. Then […]
Tweet Several weeks back, I was on an elevator with a Republican attorney who asked me what I though about how Henry McMaster was doing as governor. As I was mentally crafting a reply — something like I have hopes, and I see the gasoline tax issue as one that will help determine whether the hopes are justified […]
TweetA few things you might want to talk about: Trump prepares to address a divided audience: The Republican Congress — Which reminds me… I’ll probably be actively Tweeting during the speech, in case you’d like to join in. Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds — A depressing piece in The New Yorker on how our brains […]
Tweet Good for these House members: A plan to raise S.C. gas taxes by roughly $60 a year was approved Tuesday by a panel of S.C. House members. The bill will be considered by the full S.C. House budget-writing panel on Thursday. The proposal is an effort to address the the $1 billion a year […]
TweetSorry I hadn’t had time to post today before now, but here you go: McMaster becomes governor of SC — After Nikki Haley is confirmed for U.N. post. You knew both of those were going to happen. After this, it gets interesting. Israel approves huge expansion of settlements in response to Trump presidency — Yeah… that […]
TweetOr rather, we have state-controlled media doing so, which is a signal I think we have to take seriously: The US risks a “large-scale war” with China if it attempts to blockade islands in the South China Sea, Chinese state media has said, adding that if recent statements become policy when Donald Trump takes over […]
Tweet There’s this petition website I receive frequent invitations from called change.org. You may have encountered it. I think I may have signed one of their petitions for something one of my daughters was pressing for, so I keep getting the pleas to throw in with this or that cause, most of which I delete. […]
TweetSince I haven’t had time to write a real post today, I’ll share this from Lindsey Graham. It might prompt some discussion: Graham Statements on Possible Trump Cabinet Appointments and Supreme Court WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made these statements today about former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Ambassador to […]
TweetThis just in: #BREAKING: Report: Gov. Nikki Haley being considered for major cabinet position in Trump admin https://t.co/0MFYsKAP4B pic.twitter.com/DY24YTvJFf — WIS News 10 (@wis10) November 16, 2016
TweetWell, I finally got to vote last night. I picked up my wife on the way there, and we were almost the last voters at Quail Hollow (there was one after us). So we did our duty. What do y’all think about the results? Here are some random thoughts that I’ve had: Wes Hayes’ loss. […]
TweetA few things that might spark conversation (if only this weren’t a Friday): Nikki Haley says she’ll help Obama find the money to keep Guantanamo open — Just call her NIMBY Haley from now on. This cockiness about helping POTUS find money comes from the woman who thinks we should finance roads by either a) cutting […]
Tweet This is a small matter, but I felt that someone should point out what should be obvious… I got this email from a group calling itself SC Good Government Committee… No, excuse me, “sc good government committee,” e.e. cummings-style. The release basically attacked Sen. Lee Bright’s Bathroom Bill for distracting from important issues in our […]
TweetThe following has happened so far: Nikki Haley removes Kelvin Washington from Richland County Council — The only way this was going to happen. Moral turpitude is mentioned. His mother-in-law, Bernice Scott, filed for the seat — She doesn’t wait around, does she? I mean, heaven forfend that the seat should fall out of the […]
Tweet Caesar, beware of Brutus. Take heed of Cassius. Come not near Casca. Have an eye to Cinna. Trust not Trebonius. Mark well Metellus Cimber. Decius Brutus loves thee not. Thou hast wronged Caius Ligarius. There is but one mind in all these men, and it is bent against Caesar. If thou beest not immortal, […]
Tweet I understand from various sources that the Senate today is debating, and plans to vote on, the “roads plan” that I excoriated last week. Here’s hoping it’s not going well. As Cindi wrote the other day, the GOP proposal has its good parts, including real reform in governance of DOT. But it also contains an absolute […]
TweetSometimes Rep. Mia McLeod loses me with her rhetoric. But hey, I — or some other grumpy heterosexual white guy — could have written this, from a missive she sent out Saturday: A reporter asked me whether I chose race over gender when I supported Sen. Obama over Sen. Clinton in 2008. But he didn’t […]