Tweet I’ve agreed to be on Cynthia Hardy’s radio show at 6 Sunday night. It’s on the Big DM, FM 101.3. The topic is the State of the Union, and Nikki Haley’s response. What am I likely to say? Probably something on the lines of what I said in this comment earlier in the week: […]
Tweet You may already have read Andy Shain’s piece on Lindsey Graham’s press availability in Columbia yesterday. It began: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said Friday that he quit the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination last month because he saw no clear path to the upper tier of candidates, some of whom — Donald […]
TweetFinally, I can type “2016” in these open thread headlines, and it’s actually right! Some topics: South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley To Give GOP’s State Of The Union Response — Why am I only seeing this on the NPR site? Is it old news, and I just missed it? Seth Rose suggests changes to penny tax […]
TweetA quick once-over of today’s news: Obama rules out Syria ground invasion in passionate defence of Isis strategy — Yeah, that’s from The Guardian, hence the British spelling. Meanwhile, Hollande vows to destroy ISIS, saying “France is at war” and “They are not out of our reach.” So remind me, because I’m getting confused: Which […]
TweetAs you’ll recall, we all looked askance, and with good reason, when a private firm paid then-Rep. Nikki Haley $40k and then couldn’t explain what they were paying her for, beyond the fact that she was “very connected.” So how should we react when we see two lawmakers getting paid potentially more than that each by the […]
TweetSouth Carolinians who are not Republicans know their vote in the general election for president doesn’t count for much; our state’s electoral votes will go to the Republican. But at least, thanks to our open primaries, we all get a say in which Republican is on the ballot in November. And since 1980, South Carolina […]
TweetA few topics for your consideration: Still no drinking water in Columbia — Which is the one lasting effect of the flood for those of us who did not get washed out of our homes. For more, follow the link. McCarthy Quits Speaker’s Race, Leaving G.O.P. in Disarray — Because, you know, it was in such […]
TweetIn case you had a creeping feeling at the back of your mind that were it not for the fact that we are, thank God, a republic instead of a direct democracy, the Confederate flag would still be flying… I offer this reassuring news: Two-thirds of South Carolinians agreed with the General Assembly’s decision in […]
TweetThe “Black Lives Matter” movement has sort of been hovering out there, an amorphous thing that no one seems entirely comfortable with. Not Republican presidential candidates, certainly (some less than others). But not their Democratic counterparts, either. And our governor is pretty adamant in her disapproval. Conservatives are uncomfortable with it, and some liberals seem […]
TweetSome headlines at this hour: Dow Hits 2015 Low on Growth Worries — Worst day in 18 months. Cut it out, Wall Street! I’m sick of y’all’s fits of anxiety and the malaise it causes the rest of us to live in. Give us a break! Gov. Nikki Haley opposes moving Guantanamo Bay detainees to SC — […]
TweetOne of the things I hate about Facebook is the way it will randomly grab an image from my blog to go with a post that has no image. People think I spend a lot of time on Facebook every day. I don’t. When I post something on my blog, the headline and link automatically […]
Tweet I’ve mentioned before that one of my current fantasy jobs is working on the Lindsey Graham presidential campaign. Seriously, if he called me right now, and offered to pay me enough to pay my bills for the duration, I’d jump. Why? Because aside from the fact that I’ve always liked him, I think his […]
TweetThere are those who refuse to participate in celebrating the spirit of unity over bringing down the Confederate flag. One of those, unfortunately, is my former colleague Will Moredock: It will take more than goodwill to heal this state After the Flag by Will Moredock “To use Gov. Nikki Haley’s words, it truly is a great […]
Tweet not an uncommon example of humanity in SC: Leroy Smith helps white supremacist to shelter & water as heat bears down. pic.twitter.com/GoF23r3mRe — Rob Godfrey (@RobGodfrey) July 18, 2015 DPS Director Leroy Smith put out this release yesterday in response to the way a picture of him helping a KKK member overcome by the […]
TweetI was kind of puzzled by a piece in The Washington Post over the weekend describing the ceremony Friday taking down the flag. An excerpt: The elaborate ceremony Friday to remove the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the South Carolina statehouse threatened to overshadow the very act of removing a symbol that had […]
TweetIt helps to make new friends at just the right moment. As I arrived at the State House a few minutes before the appointed time for Gov. Nikki Haley to sign the bill removing the Confederate flag from the grounds, I realized I should have come a lot earlier. Anyone with a brain should have […]
TweetUPDATE: The governor will sign the bill today at 4 p.m. I understand that the flag will come down Friday morning at 10. Let us celebrate: The Confederate flag will leave the South Carolina State House grounds after five decades this week after the House overwhelmingly approved a bill to remove the Civil War icon […]
TweetA New South Carolina BRAD WARTHEN Guest Columnist We have come so far. We are so close. Let’s get it done. That’s the litany I’ve been reciting this past week, as the previously unthinkable quietly became a matter of fact — at least in the S.C. Senate. To paraphrase a T.S. Eliot quote that Sen. Tom […]
TweetNikki Haley posted this on her Facebook page this morning: Today the legislature will come back in to take up our vetoes. We will report the votes on the many pork projects that we struck and let you know how legislators voted. They will also take up the removal of the Confederate flag. We ask […]
Tweet The above video gives you a small taste of what the Unity Festival at the State House was like yesterday, July 4, 2015. It was different from the urgent, earnest gathering of two weeks earlier. That one was more intensely pitched at urging our state’s leaders to take down the Confederate flag that flies on […]