Lots Going On
SC POLITICOS BUSY AS BEAVERS DURING SIC WILLIE’S ABSENCE
FITSNews - July 20, 2008 - While our founding editor was sunning his delectable buns and capturing yet another Atlantic Ocean Bodysurfing Championship last week, things were humming right along in the S.C. political blogosphere. In fact, here are a couple of stories we “missed” during Sic Willie’s break which he insisted we bring to your attention. Oh … and sorry about the “delectable buns” comment. We don’t like that image any more than you do …
TOMPKINS TRUE COLORS - In case any of you were still in the dark on the big government leanings of “GOP” consultant Warren Tompkins (or the big government leanings of the S.C. Senate Republican Caucus, for that matter), prepare to have the cobwebs swept away. The Palmetto Scoop reported last week that Tompkins gave $5,000 to the Senate Democrats last month while his firm was on retainer with the Senate Republicans. The Scoop speculated on this development as yet another example of Tompkins’ duplicity, but to us it’s another example of how there really isn’t a nickel’s worth of difference between the two political parties in South Carolina.
SANDIFER’S SPECIAL INTERESTS - Of all the status quo politicians bitching about the “evil influence” of out-of-state money in South Carolina, none has been any shriller or more annoying than Upstate Rep. Bill Sandifer. That’s why it surprised us somewhat to see a new report published in The Voice which showed that Sandifer has taken more than $25,000 from out-of-state special interests during the current election cycle. Predictably, the vast majority of these out-of-state interests have for-profit business before the General Assembly, and in particular the Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee on which Sandifer sits. And just as predictably, left-wing bloggers don’t seem the least bit concerned about Sandifer’s hypocrisy.
STATUS QUO CHALLENGER COMES UP SHORT - Of all the primary losses that angered South Carolina’s liberal education establishment, the defeat of House Education Chairman Bob Walker stands head and shoulders above the rest. No wonder then, that these purveyors of the world’s worst education system actively participated in an effort to place an “independent” challenger on the ballot against Republican Joey Millwood, who sent Walker into early retirement last month. According to the Other Brooks Brothers (and their smokin’ hot sister), that effort thankfully came up just short last week, but the fact that such an effort was made at all against a victorious reform candidate should serve notice that the left is intent on playing hardball heading into the November elections. Nothing wrong with that, of course, we just hope conservative candidates are ready for it …
Comments
By Believe It Not (a.k.a. Sic Willie's Stalker) on July 20th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Yes, sic(k) willie is right. While he’s been off inspecting his navel for embedded dust bunnies, there has been a lot going on.
There’s been a lot of responsible blogging:
http://scbarbecue.blogpsot.com/
(Check out the latest about Howie’s voucher scam money. Yea, it’s legal, but only because of a loophole the size of sic(k) willie’s ego.)
And, there’ s been a lot of responsible journalism:
http://www.thestate.com/onion/story/465961.html
There’s also been a lot of yelling and cursing among the voucher scam carpetbuggers as a result of the latest election cycle.
sic(k) willie, please don’t tell us you don’t work for carpetbuggers. Maybe you’re not in bed with them all of the time, but we know you shack up with them as often an you can.
By Not Bill Sandifer on July 21st, 2008 at 10:22 am
Thank you for bringing to light the corrupt conflict of interest in being on the Labor, Commerce and Industry committee and taking money from businesses directly affected by the decisions of that body.
You’re right: people like that who take money from those for-profit contributors while sitting on committees and subcommittees, like Rep. Nikki Haley, need to be held accountable for their actions. See payday lending money, et al.
Keep up the good work!