I can imagine the Native Americans in this country felt the same way when they had the choice of starving & dying or moving onto reservations. Or when white folks had the choice of renouncing slavery & by doing so faced death or worse, or when black folks had the choice of demanding the right to be accepted as more than property or just settling to be the equivalent of someone’s farm animal.

There is no doubt in my mind that any truly decent politician in this country who is trying to do what is right while wallowing in the pig sty of the political world is just as confused about what to do as any American citizen.

BTW: that issue is soooooooo fifteen days ago.

While the majority of state legislators opposed President Barack Obama’s stimulus plan on principle, we realized that if South Carolina did not accept the federal funds then the hard-earned tax dollars of the families we represent would be spent in other places, like New Jersey and California. In other words, we would be paying the price and getting nothing in return.

Rep. Haley knew that. This legislation was thoroughly discussed, and the issues were very clear. On March 9, Rep. Haley joined 107 other legislators voting for an amendment to the budget bill to accept the stimulus money. The very next day, she voted for the budget bill that included the stimulus money. On the third and final reading of the bill, it passed overwhelmingly with a voice vote.

It was only two weeks after she announced her candidacy for governor that Nikki Haley changed her tune on the stimulus. She then began to publicly question everyone else who had joined her on multiple occasions in voting to accept these federal funds. And despite all of her double talk, the truth is Nikki Haley’s rhetoric just doesn’t match her record.

I wonder each day here when people will actually do their homework and research what the Employee Free Choice Act would allow workers here in this state. The dribble here is made to convince those who desperately need a voice to forgo asking for one.