TweetYou know that press conference that they had at the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce Thursday to support the sales tax referendum for transportation Thursday? I was there, and not as a blogger. I mean, I’m always a blogger — here I am writing about it — but that’s not why I was there. I […]
TweetWe are truly legendary, to the point that political junkies sit around up in Washington dreaming up Top Five lists about us, a laHigh Fidelity, such as “The five nastiest South Carolina races ever.” At least, Chris Cillizza at the WashPost‘s The Fix does. And it’s a pretty good list even though it’s awfully heavy […]
TweetBarack Obama has a tremendous opportunity now to recapture lost political capital, unify this country behind his leadership and increase (if that’s possible, in light of today’s development) his international prestige — all of which would be an enormous boost to the things he’s trying to achieve: He should say, “Thanks, but no thanks” to […]
TweetFirst Inez, now Samuel. Hey, if he can get a full-time job, so can I. There’s hope: COLUMBIA, SC – June 25, 2009 – Retired businessman and philanthropist Samuel Tenenbaum has been named president of Palmetto Health Foundation. He replaces Cary Smith who has led Palmetto Health Foundation since 2005 and is now retiring. Seriously, […]
TweetHere’s another scoop (to follow my earlier one on Twitter today about Lourie’s being sold): Inez Tenenbaum has been confirmed to head the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Lindsey Graham had this to say: “I’m pleased the Senate has acted quickly on the nomination and confirmed her to this important position. I know Inez and am […]
TweetI mentioned on Facebook that I might watch Inez Tenenbaum’s confirmation hearing (to head Consumer Product Safety Commission) today if I knew when it was. So one one my Washington friends and ex-colleagues, Jeff Miller, answered with the following helpful info: “You can watch streaming video of the hearing through the Senate Commerce Committee’s Website. […]
TweetDoug Ross brought to my attention the "fact," documented in this "TV news" clip , that there’s a growing movement out there to draft Yours Truly as an alternative to McBama. Watch it; you’ll get a laugh out of it. (I tried to imbed the video, but couldn’t find the code.) But as pleasing as that […]
TweetBy BRAD WARTHENEDITORIAL PAGE EDITORONE WHO TRIED to decipher what happened in the S.C. Senate last week with regard to the PACT — that’s “Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test” to the uninitiated — can be forgiven for being confused.I certainly am. Start with a press release from Sen. Greg Ryberg, which said in part, “PACT […]
TweetMy PDA kept buzzing with new e-mail while I was trying to get some lunch in New York Sunday, and it was Samuel Tenenbaum letting me know that a certain other editorial page editor had bought into his idea on what to do about Florida. An excerpt: If the key concern is really […]
TweetCatching up on last week’s doings… House Speaker Bobby Harrell was the keynote speaker at the Columbia Urban League‘s Equal Opportunity Day banquet last Thursday night at Seawell’s, as mentioned previously. How did he do? Well, by the abysmal standards of recent governors and would-be governors, I’d say he did a middlin’ job. It was […]
TweetJudge Michael Mukasey seems uncertain on the point of whether "waterboarding" is torture. Others who have tried it seem a bit more decisive. (Both of the following links were brought to my attention by Samuel Tenenbaum, who in real life thinks about lots of things besides his 55-mph proposal.) Here’s a video of a guy […]
Tweet By BRAD WARTHENEDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we […]
Tweet Those who know Energy Party Adviser Samuel Tenenbaum realize that the 55-mph speed limit is not the only thing he obsesses about, not by a long shot. For instance, there’s puppies who lack a good home (which is why he and Inez have opened their home to quite a menagerie). At tremendous personal risk, […]
TweetJust about every morning, I run into my friend Samuel Tenenbaum at breakfast, and we talk about various wonkish things, and have a high old time ingesting caffeine and blueberries. And just about every morning, he mentions that it’s past time I should write about AARP’s program, Divided We Fail. Essentially, it’s an effort by […]
TweetSanford, Rex should work together on common reform goals By BRAD WARTHENEDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR“I think there is a lot of common ground, and hopefully we’ll find it.” — Jim Rex, superintendent of education, on reform ideas that both he and Gov. Mark Sanford support Gov. Mark Sanford is the most prominent […]
TweetOK, now that the comments on the Will Folks op-ed have reached critical mass of 34 comments and rising (including two from Mr. Folks himself), I will take a few moments to address some of the points raised by readers. First, though, let me give you a brief summary of my thinking as it went […]
TweetWell, I was completely unprepared for this one. I can’t remember the last time anything this big snuck up on me to this extent, that the first HINT I had of it was when I read it in the paper. I mean, I just had lunch with Inez last week, and not a word. Oh, […]