Comments on: The “Kremlinator” Moves Forward

By: WorkingTommyC

WorkingTommyC — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:16:17 +0000

Biggie Tea:

Excellent comments. I think things are going to change, however.

For one, Jake “Porky” Knottzi is going down next election. We already have someone lined up.

By: BIN News

BIN News — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:12:45 +0000

They were holding their noses because they were talking to sic(k) willie.

By: flipnut

flipnut — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:31:46 +0000

you nailed it biggie tea, it used to be called southern democrat, now it’s just Rino.

Fits, where does your boy Mick Mulvaney stand on this turd?

By: carolinabuckeye

carolinabuckeye — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:00:39 +0000

I’m not sure what you’re talking about Will, but Jeff Duncan has always been a friend of the taxpayer and that’s good enough for me.

By: Biggie Tea

Biggie Tea — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:12:32 +0000

Is it possible that South Carolina is just not that conservative a state? At least when it comes to economic issues? I may be 100% wrong, but I’m beginning to think South Carolina is very conservative on social issues (abortion, school prayer, gay rights, etc.) but not nearly as overwhelmingly anti-government as we are often portrayed. Sure, sure, we bitch and complain about government pork in the abstract, but God forbid any of us turn down the pork coming to our local area. And as long as our elected officials vote the right way on the social issues and talk tough on crime, we continue to elect them regardless of their economic policies. See Knotts, Leatherman, Cooper, etc. We’re kind of like West Virginia South. We like our guns but we’re glad to take our federal pork when it comes in and indeed celebrated ol’ Strom’s ability to bring it in just like WV keeps electing Robert Byrd.

By: Ynotfirst

Ynotfirst — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:48:27 +0000

we are not going to hold our noses come election time.
we will write in Mickey Mouse before any of you get re elected.
REMEMBER IT.

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:34:33 +0000

Walking around money,
In case you haven’t noticed,our “system” is not working.
In theory we could vote the bums out. But case in point, Lindsey Graham gets liberal money from out of state to run commercials due to his voting for cap and trade, yet when he runs with the big R by his name, he wins.

Other states allow their citizens the rights I mentioned like initiatives and referendums. It seems to me it would help engage our citizens rather than simply blaming the bums we keep electing.

http://www.citizensincharge.org/about-ir/initiative-rights-by-state
Above is the chart showing what other states allow. South Carolina gets a “D” for lack of citizen initiative.

By: Walking Around Money

Walking Around Money — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:36:41 +0000

that’s called government by town council. our system is based on elective representation. if you don’t like how your Rep or Sen voted, vote ‘em out, but if you think referendums are the way, you are way lost…the one with the most money wins and no one is held accountable Plus we have the costs associated with all the challenges it would create legally.

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:19:11 +0000

Since we don’t trust our Columbia politicians anymore and it’s obvious the vast majority are incapable of conservative behavior, I was checking around to see what we could do about it.

Here are 3 specific things I found at citizens in charge . org
1. South Carolina could create a process for citizens to amend the state constitution through initiative.
2. We could also allow citizens to propose state laws by initiatives.
3. Also allow citizens to put acts passed by the legislature
to a referendum vote.

Does anyone think these 3 things would help improve our state government?

By: Conservative Republican

Conservative Republican — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:52:05 +0000

“Hopefully, fiscal conservatives in the State Senate will show a little more backbone when it comes to safeguarding the free market from this sort of government intrusion.”

Thanks Will,

I hope so as well. The Senate is abviously the more “deliberative body” of the General Assembly. We should expect AND DEMAND that our conservative voices be heard in the Senate on this budget.