TweetI don’t read the letters to the editor as closely as I used to. OK, to be perfectly honest, I hardly read them at ALL now that I’m not paid to do so, unless someone brings one to my attention. Today was an exception, though. As my eye ran over the page, something in the […]
TweetThe quixotic demonstration at the State House yesterday by citizens sick of seeing our state’s infrastructure rapidly eroding under the stewardship of shortsighted politicians was of course an exercise in futility. But I’m no stranger to that. A few minutes ago, looking for a link for a previous post that needed one, I went back […]
TweetEach day, I’m failing to leave myself enough time on this, but I’m determined to do it, even if it’s sketchy: Qaddafi Forces Take Back Strategic Town From Rebels (NYT) — Folks, this is not going well. Anybody up for doing something about it? Anyone? West Takes Tougher Stance on Libya (NYT) At least, the […]
TweetHere’s a quick one, as I’m ready to call it a day: In Libya, rebel strongholds under heavy assault (WashPost) — There apparently have been civilian casualties, as the rebels are pounded on two fronts. The outcome remains in doubt. Meanwhile, here in the comfortable West, we think about doing something about it. But our […]
TweetJust saw this — significantly, while I saw it on thestate.com, it’s being reported out of The Associated Press’ New York office — and I’m thoroughly boggled yet again: South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is writing memoir By HILLEL ITALIE – AP National Writer NEW YORK — Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina has been […]
TweetDid y’all see the followup this morning in The State about Nikki Haley’s dollar-a-year guy? An efficiency adviser for Gov. Nikki Haley has set up a nonprofit group to research and advocate the best ways for government to operate. Christian Soura, a former secretary of administration for the Democratic governor of Pennsylvania, quietly agreed to […]
TweetBeen feeling the need to write this ever since I read the paper early this morning. I haven’t had time before now… Nikki Haley kind of blew my mind on three fronts this morning, which caused me to go on a bit of a rant at breakfast (Wesley isn’t the only ranter in Columbia), along […]
TweetCatching up on my e-mail, I ran across this release from our friend Wesley over with the Senate Republicans: Senate passes bill giving DHHS budget flexibility The state Department of Health and Human Services needs to crawl out of a $228 million hole for this fiscal year, alone. Next year, deficit estimates top $500 million. […]
TweetHave you seen Kevin Fisher’s column about the Nikki Haley/WACH thing? It’s pretty good; you should check it out. For my part, this bit reminded me of something I wanted to share: Haley made the post late on a Sunday evening, presumably in the privacy of the governor’s mansion. Would she have done so the […]
TweetI say that because, between the two of them — him and Nikki Haley — I figure he’s the one more likely to listen to reason. At least, I would normally think that, although his recent behavior on this subject injects a large measure of doubt. Here’s what I’m on about: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham […]
Tweet The other day I ran into Wesley Donehue at Starbucks (see that, Starbucks? yet another product placement you’re not paying for), and we talked briefly about my appearing on “Pub Politics” again, which would make me a member of the Five-Timer Club. I’m totally up for it, particularly since I’d like to discuss this […]
Tweet Did y’all know that Laurin Manning has returned home to the blogosphere? I expect you DID know, because she’s been blitzing the media the last few days. Here’s her new blog. And here’s her Twitter feed. And she was on Pub Politics the other day. Note below. And some people think I’m media-savvy. (No, […]
TweetWell, I’ll probably get some heat for that headline, from irony-deprived people who get as put off by it as I did when I heard about the “Don’t blame me; I voted for the white guy” bumper stickers after the 2008 election. But I couldn’t resist; there’s just so much ironic goofiness inherent in the […]
Tweet I keep hearing Chevy’s tagline for promoting the new Volt on the radio: “It’s more car than electric” And every time, I am deeply underwhelmed with GM’s lack of enthusiasm for its new product. You know what it sounds like to me? It sounds like when Nikki Haley tells everyone that her children attend […]
Tweet Watch the full episode. See more SCETV Specials. EDITOR’S NOTE: THERE IS A SERIOUS ERROR BELOW, WHICH I HAVE NOW CORRECTED. PLEASE SEE THE CORRECTION POST. Been trying all day to get to Nikki Haley’s speech last night. Here are a few quick observations: First, the style: Nikki is a WAY better speaker than […]
TweetAs you’ll recall, I made the point back during the election that the truly credible advocate for government reform who was running for governor — and the one with the best chance of cracking the Legislature’s resistance — was Vincent Sheheen? Well, I did. Undaunted by his loss, Vincent is still trying to change the […]
TweetPhil Noble’s SC New Democrats are trying to figure out the future of their party (if it has one in SC), so they’ve sent out a survey to the faithful. Somehow, I got a copy, too: 1,500 SC Democrats have had their say. Have you? Friends, Since we emailed you on Friday, over 1,500 people […]
TweetPretty much everyone who follows such things has said Nikki Haley’s first big test would be choosing her Commerce Secretary. And now we see how she has chosen. And it is very… interesting. For the last couple of hours, since I heard that she had picked Bobby Hitt, I’ve been thinking back over my long […]
TweetI meant to post about this yesterday, when it happened, but better late than never. ADCO had a table at the Columbia Regional Business Report‘s (that’s the outfit Mike Fitts is with) “Legislative Lowdown” breakfast at Embassy Suites. It was a good table. Lanier and I were joined by Alan Kahn, Jay Moskowitz, Bob Coble, […]
Tweet Nikki Haley and the Tea Party are inseparable, right? So what’s next? Nikki Tea, the boot. That’s right. It’s an actual product produces by Clarks. I learned about it from the Dillard’s ad on Page A10 of today’s paper. Or rather, my wife did. When she read it out to me, I thought she […]