Comments on: Lawmakers Get “F” On Transparency

By: marvin

marvin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:15:55 +0000

For Real: as I understand the Policy Council’s position (though I could be misstating it so please don’t exactly quote me), they would oppose targeted corporate incentives in favor of across the board cuts, and not support any changes to the tax code that were specific to anyone’s district. I certainly would hope that’s the position the free market organization would take. As to your hypothetical bill, the whole thing sounds bad, but if all votes were recorded as they should be, the amendment votes would be separate.

Recovering, no one cares about a roll call on doc of the day. In fact, they shouldn’t be doing that crap in the first place. Waste of time and money.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:15:29 +0000

back to the topic at hand…those who don’t vote in favor of transparency or elect to debate it on the floor cleary are hiding something. Could this possibly be why many of you refer to those same persons against it as rhino’s? The message should be clear to those constituents of Harrell, McConnel, Cooper, Knotts, and Leatherman. They are only working for themselves and don’t care about the people. They only care about the people they can fool. There is NO leadership in the General Assembly. That’s why SC does not progress.

By: Fashizzle

Fashizzle — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:28:14 +0000

The 75 percent figure excludes resolutions. If resolutions were included the percentage of votes on the record would be even lower.

By: Recovering Lobbyist

Recovering Lobbyist — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:19:11 +0000

Where is the credibility in this argument? I am hardly a RINO, in fact I like to think I am practical. Close to half of the “bills” on which the legislature votes are resolutions recognizing the Hair Implant Festival and declaring Monday as Boring Day. It would be nice if we looked at the recorded vote issue in the context of votes that really matter. Even though some resolutions have some bearing in law, couldn’t we just measure this issue on actual bills? You know, the ones that read “An Act to…”

By: Toyota Kawaski

Toyota Kawaski — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:20:53 +0000

SC Policy Council HA HA HA HA what a bunch of smart growth douche bags

By: For real

For real — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:07:54 +0000

Jake Knotts represents his district well….and a primary with a runoff proved that. People want their elected officials to be like them and one of them….which most of them are. The average voter in Knotts district or Harrell’s district could give 2 sh&ts about transparency. It’s about taxes, education, infrastructure, and jobs.

The only people who really get caught up in transparency are people like FITS and the Policy Council…why? Because it gives them something to yap about and dissect and skirt the truth…for example: What if a member of the GA supports the bill that provides tax breaks for corporate investment, but an amendment in there also with a change the tax code he or she doesn’t think will benefit their district very much at all, maybe even adversely. So he or she votes against the bill. How will FITS or the Policy Council report it? They won’t care about the particulars, just the final vote….because of people like that, transparency voting so it can be nit picked would worry me too.

By: BIN News Editorial Staff

BIN News Editorial Staff — Sun, 31 May 2009 18:38:10 +0000

Wonder if “Frank” has the nerve to meet “Snake the Jake” in a dark corner of the underground State House garage and call him “fat ass” to his face.

Our staff would would love to watch.

BTW, Frank.

Jake is before Snake only when you leave out the comma in your compound sentence.

And, “RINO” is just stupid rhetoric typically used by ultra right wing wackos who know their 15 minutes of fame are up. Like you.

But, if you insist on rhetoric, RINO should be plural, unless Jake is the only one you hate.

Finally, your use of “has not went” is almost as confusing as “how he voted for on every issue.”

sic(k) willie, where do you get these wackos?

We’d rather (gag) read Mandee’s cr@p than Frank’s.

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By: Gillon

Gillon — Sun, 31 May 2009 13:21:25 +0000

No one can argue that more transparency in the SC General Assembly would not be a good thing and a much-needed reform. People should know how their elected representatives stand on the major issues before them. The bigger problem is that in order to know how your Senator or House member voted, you have to know who your Senator or House member is. Most South Carolinians do not. Try an experiment. Ask ten average people on the street who their House member or Senator is. I guarantee you that no more than three can tell you who either one is and maybe one in ten can tell you both. Only the most committed vote in the primaries, and the rest just look at the “R” or the “D” by the names in November and vote accordingly. Maybe, in the poet Pope’s words, “Ignorance is bliss,” but it’s sure not healthy for the state.

By: Frank

Frank — Sun, 31 May 2009 12:48:43 +0000

Let’s don’t forget about one of the biggest RINO Jakie Knotts. He has been playing both sides ever since his fat ass got in the House! Ask Snake the Jake how he feels about transparency and when he gives you that B.S. answer, then ask him why he has not went on the record to show how he voted for on every issue.

By: BIN News Editorial Staff

BIN News Editorial Staff — Sun, 31 May 2009 04:15:29 +0000

Do you know when we will begin to have real transparency? When the Policy Scam Council releases a complete list of financial supporters. And when sic(k) willie provides the world with a list of his paying clients.

sic(k) willie’s list can be printed in 20 point Times Roman on the back of a postage stamp. And we all know where the Policy Scam money comes from.

While we’re at it, let’s get a list of contributors to the astroturd group that calls itself the Voice for Voucher Scams. Sorry, typo – that should have been: “astroturf group.” The letters “f” and “d” sometimes stick.

We all know the real Voice for Voucher Scams: Howie the Carpetbugger.

And we all know what this “transparency” thing is all about.

Just another political scam. Think we are wrong? Just watch.

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