Comments on: A. Citizen: Replace Leatherman, Cooper http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/03/20/a-citizen-replace-leatherman-cooper/ Politics, Sports and Pop Culture Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:21:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Statesman http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/03/20/a-citizen-replace-leatherman-cooper/#comment-49890 Statesman Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:18:34 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=16816#comment-49890 G.L. I worked for Dolly back in the eighties. I couldn't believe his son got elected! With the special interests donating money and the Legislative salary so low, we are guaranteed to have lawyers, insurance agents, bankers, and the wealthy serving in the legislature. The best and brightest can't afford the pay cut to offer themselves and fund a campaign for the legislature. I don't think that either my House memeber, or my Senator could manage the budget, processes, or people that I do, but they don't have to. They are responsible for the entire state! G.L. I worked for Dolly back in the eighties. I couldn’t believe his son got elected! With the special interests donating money and the Legislative salary so low, we are guaranteed to have lawyers, insurance agents, bankers, and the wealthy serving in the legislature. The best and brightest can’t afford the pay cut to offer themselves and fund a campaign for the legislature. I don’t think that either my House memeber, or my Senator could manage the budget, processes, or people that I do, but they don’t have to. They are responsible for the entire state!

]]> By: liz http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/03/20/a-citizen-replace-leatherman-cooper/#comment-49879 liz Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:44:45 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=16816#comment-49879 The state of South Carolina is paying for fraudulent ghost dual eligible Medicare Part D accounts. Don't worry, they know it. It's condoned from the highest sources of power in the state. So when they b*tch and moan about money, just remember it is being stolen right from under our noses and we the people have zero absolutely NO recourse. Government OF BY and FOR the people.... used to be. The state of South Carolina is paying for fraudulent ghost dual eligible Medicare Part D accounts. Don’t worry, they know it. It’s condoned from the highest sources of power in the state. So when they b*tch and moan about money, just remember it is being stolen right from under our noses and we the people have zero absolutely NO recourse.
Government OF BY and FOR the people…. used to be.

]]> By: SC Club for Growth - Weekly Press Clips: March 16-20 http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/03/20/a-citizen-replace-leatherman-cooper/#comment-49824 SC Club for Growth - Weekly Press Clips: March 16-20 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:18:59 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=16816#comment-49824 [...] “Transparency is the backbone of sound governance. When tax dollars are spent in full public view — and when decisions that affect you are made in the open — government officials are usually more accountable.  Unfortunately, government operations are frequently conducted out of public view. Too often, people in positions of public trust act as if the “people’s business” is nobody’s business…Spending transparency won’t cure all that ails us, but it will certainly go a long way toward restoring confidence and improving the quality of all levels of government.”  -Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom on the need for transparency in government FEATURES OF THE WEEK Gov. Sanford: Too much money can be a bad thing Rep. Nathan Ballentine: It’s 2 a.m. Do you know where your tax dollars are? CG Eckstrom pens op-ed on transparency initiatives The Voice: School Choice could save South Carolina $400 million FITS: A. Citizen: Replace Leatherman, Cooper [...] [...] “Transparency is the backbone of sound governance. When tax dollars are spent in full public view — and when decisions that affect you are made in the open — government officials are usually more accountable.  Unfortunately, government operations are frequently conducted out of public view. Too often, people in positions of public trust act as if the “people’s business” is nobody’s business…Spending transparency won’t cure all that ails us, but it will certainly go a long way toward restoring confidence and improving the quality of all levels of government.”  -Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom on the need for transparency in government FEATURES OF THE WEEK Gov. Sanford: Too much money can be a bad thing Rep. Nathan Ballentine: It’s 2 a.m. Do you know where your tax dollars are? CG Eckstrom pens op-ed on transparency initiatives The Voice: School Choice could save South Carolina $400 million FITS: A. Citizen: Replace Leatherman, Cooper [...]

]]> By: G.L. http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/03/20/a-citizen-replace-leatherman-cooper/#comment-49821 G.L. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:13:17 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=16816#comment-49821 I support getting rid of both of them. I think Cooper might be more feasible to get rid of though. His district is conservative, but his name carries a lot of weight. The biggest challenge to either one of them would be funding. Both have several hundred thousand dollars in their campaign funds from years of no serious challengers. I support getting rid of both of them. I think Cooper might be more feasible to get rid of though. His district is conservative, but his name carries a lot of weight. The biggest challenge to either one of them would be funding. Both have several hundred thousand dollars in their campaign funds from years of no serious challengers.

]]> By: JC http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/03/20/a-citizen-replace-leatherman-cooper/#comment-49816 JC Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:12:41 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=16816#comment-49816 This article is TOO funny! South Carolinians keep electing the same assinine's every election year. Yet they expect something different. We all know the saying. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, yet expecting a different result. The legislature needs a big fat enema. Shoved hard and fast. But I'm probably expecting too much. This state will always be last in everything because of it's too stupid to realize it's being led around by the nose by a bunch of self-important, self-inflated nobodies. SC will never be more than it is now because its own voters won't allow it. They'd rather keep what they know and are familiary with than to be innovative and forward thinking. And I would remind A. Citizen that outrage without action is meaningless. Pretty much was SC is these days. This article is TOO funny! South Carolinians keep electing the same assinine’s every election year. Yet they expect something different. We all know the saying. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, yet expecting a different result. The legislature needs a big fat enema. Shoved hard and fast. But I’m probably expecting too much. This state will always be last in everything because of it’s too stupid to realize it’s being led around by the nose by a bunch of self-important, self-inflated nobodies. SC will never be more than it is now because its own voters won’t allow it. They’d rather keep what they know and are familiary with than to be innovative and forward thinking. And I would remind A. Citizen that outrage without action is meaningless. Pretty much was SC is these days.

]]> By: Clint http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/03/20/a-citizen-replace-leatherman-cooper/#comment-49794 Clint Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:14:48 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=16816#comment-49794 Leatherman Loot or Cooper Cash! Haha. Don’t forget about Converse Capital! Would it not be great if that really happened? That these guys were remembered for their BAD DEEDS…not the hollow words or actions that make it into the press. Leatherman Loot or Cooper Cash! Haha. Don’t forget about Converse Capital!

Would it not be great if that really happened? That these guys were remembered for their BAD DEEDS…not the hollow words or actions that make it into the press.

]]> By: Clint http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/03/20/a-citizen-replace-leatherman-cooper/#comment-49793 Clint Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:59:38 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=16816#comment-49793 The largest financial problem SC has is its underfunded pension plan and the unrealistically high 8% assumed rate of return on its investments. If Leatherman and Copper don’t fix these problems soon, general tax dollars will be needed to insure the plans health. Lets name the hundreds of millions of public tax dollars that will be dumped into the pension system Leatherman Loot, or Cooper Cash. That way, when schools or Medicaid, or other needed programs go wanting people will know who was responsible. The largest financial problem SC has is its underfunded pension plan and the unrealistically high 8% assumed rate of return on its investments. If Leatherman and Copper don’t fix these problems soon, general tax dollars will be needed to insure the plans health.

Lets name the hundreds of millions of public tax dollars that will be dumped into the pension system Leatherman Loot, or Cooper Cash. That way, when schools or Medicaid, or other needed programs go wanting people will know who was responsible.

]]> By: Jim http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/03/20/a-citizen-replace-leatherman-cooper/#comment-49786 Jim Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:45:05 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=16816#comment-49786 Cue up Leatherman and Cooper's status quo defenders in 3,2,1....: Cue up Leatherman and Cooper’s status quo defenders in 3,2,1….:

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