TweetWell, we know that Nikki Haley wants to fix SC roads, but doesn’t want to say how she’d pay for it — at least, not until after the election. Vincent Sheheen at least says he’d issue bonds for pay for part of our infrastructure needs. Beyond that, he’s vague. From his website: South Carolina is […]
TweetThis came in today from the SC House Democratic Caucus: Rutherford to propose legislation allowing casinos in Myrtle Beach to fix roads Columbia, SC – House Democratic Leader Todd Rutherford announced today that he plans to introduce legislation next year to allow well-regulated, upscale casinos in the Myrtle Beach area and use the new tax […]
Tweet Six men came to kill me one time. And the best of ’em carried this. It’s a Callahan full-bore auto-lock. Customized trigger, double cartridge thorough gauge. It is my very favorite gun. — Jayne Cobb, on “Firefly” My first thought was that it must be photoshopped. There’s something unreal about it, from the glint […]
TweetAnd they can’t wait for you to celebrate with them by sending money. I received this a few minutes ago: BREAKING NEWS! New Poll shows race in dead heat! We’ve got to keep up the momentum and strike while the iron is hot! Help us reach our biggest fundraising goal yet! Click here to contribute >> Brad, […]
Tweet Rep. Bakari Sellers reacted to Henry McMaster’s victory in his bid for the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor as follows: Rep. Bakari Sellers challenges Henry McMaster to five Lincoln-Douglas style debates across South Carolina Columbia, SC – State Representative and Democratic Nominee for Lt. Governor, Bakari Sellers, tonight challenged Republican Nominee Henry McMaster to a series of […]
TweetFor some time, I had been hearing about how “toxic” the atmosphere was lately in the State House. And when I asked which of several things the person saying that might be referring to, it would turn out to be about the atmosphere in a House whose speaker is being investigated, and who is locked in […]
TweetI’m feeling bad for Nikki Haley today, because she was trying to do the right thing, and say the right thing, but the medium got in the way. Below is an image of what appeared in her Twitter feed yesterday morning: The problem, of course, was that she posted on Instagram, and when that autoposted […]
Tweet The first thing you’ll notice is the length of this: At 1:44, it’s too long for a TV ad; this was made to distribute on the Web. Perhaps because it’s as long as it is, it’s more effective than other things I’ve seen from this campaign — the slow march of headlines appearing as […]
TweetHere’s the news: Lillian Koller, Director of S.C. Department of Social Services, has resigned from her post leading the state’s child-welfare agency, Gov. Nikki Haley’s office announced Monday. Amber Gillum, Deputy State Director for Economic Services, will serve as interim director until Haley makes a permanent appointment to the Cabinet post…. It’s interesting that this […]
Tweet A couple of weeks ago, I spent the night in Surfside Beach after attending the Galivants Ferry Stump Speaking. As I was leaving the next morning, I stopped for coffee on the way off the Strand to Tweet this: Is this Biker Week on the Grand Strand? I hope so. If not, just FYI, […]
Tweet First, I have to say something to head off the confusion: That’s not me in this Sheheen campaign ad. That’s my twin, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott. Just so we have that straight. Anyway, I’m sure that I’m breaking this story, because the campaign sent this to me only minutes ago with the message… […]
Tweet The intuitive answer — Mexico — is correct as the answer to the question, “Where do most immigrants (or rather, a plurality of them) in South Carolina come from?” Nationally, about 15 percent of new immigrants come from our neighbor to the south, and that’s enough to put Mexico out ahead in most states. […]
Tweet It’s probably just as well that y’all seem to prefer these to Virtual Front Pages. These are easier to throw together. Some possible topics — all local, for a change of pace: Attorney General asks SC Supreme Court to overturn Judge Manning — Wilson strikes a blow in the ongoing saga. What will the high […]
Tweet Well, the video finally uploaded after I went to bed last night. So here it is, the missing piece from my report from the Galivants Ferry Stump Speaking. This is almost the entire speech. I missed a line at the very beginning. It was something like, “Are y’all ready to win this?” — one […]
TweetWell, to begin with, Fritz Hollings didn’t make it to the 2014 Galivants Ferry Stump Speaking, which he has been attending as long as I’ve been alive. He called Russell Holliday, who puts on the event started by her ancestors 138 years ago, late this morning to describe rather frankly an unpleasant side effect he was […]
Tweet When I went to look at the Washington Post video explaining how someone becomes a Saint, I first had to listen to the anti-Sheheen attack ad (because, I suppose, The Washington Post hates me). Which, of course, is an anti-lawyer ad. If you are a small-town lawyer, as Vincent Sheheen is, a malicious person […]
TweetNow that I’m an oh-so-sophisticated purveyor and consumer of social media — one of the Twitterati, no less — I find myself embarrassed whenever I look back at a post I wrote in 2006 about Andre Bauer. The post went like this: Andre Bauer is coming in for his interview at 4. I’m reviewing a […]
TweetSome possible topics: Cindi’s followup column on the Harrell case: Today, she puts Circuit Judge Casey Manning on the spot, big-time, for even “entertaining the idea of ruling that the attorney general and his State Grand Jury lack jurisdiction to investigate allegations that House Speaker Bobby Harrell has converted campaign funds to personal use.” In its way, […]
Tweet Here’s the TV ad released by the Sheheen campaign today. Thoughts? My own first reaction is that it looks like Nikki Haley is the incumbent superintendent of education rather than governor. There’s no explanation for why the governor should be held accountable for the performance of schools. It also seems kind of weird and […]
TweetNot much big happening outside of Ukraine, but here goes: UN declares Crimea vote illegal (BBC) — Likely response from Putin: “Illegal, schmillegal.” The vote was nonbinding, and backed up by essentially nothing. But still, the UN took a stand, which is something. Congress Backs New Sanctions, Kiev Aid (WSJ) — The U.S. provides $1 billion in […]