Nikki Haley’s run to the center of the South Carolina political spectrum picked up additional steam on Thursday when she said that expanding parental choice in South Carolina was “not a priority” and would not be her focus as governor.
That’s obviously bad news for all South Carolina public school children – but it’s terrible news for the estimated 75,000 children trapped in nearly 200 failing schools across the Palmetto state. It’s also a surprising political about-face for Haley – who has previously sponsored and aggressively championed choice legislation in the S.C. General Assembly.
Instead of focusing on choice, Haley dusted off an education funding reform plan that looks eerily similar to a series of “SMART funding” proposals introduced eight years ago by current S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford, who failed to implement any of his major economic, educational or government restructuring plans (including school choice). Sanford’s “SMART funding” proposals would have eliminated the state’s convoluted maze of funding formulas and sent money directly to local school districts in the form of block grants, giving them maximum flexibility.
Obviously that’s something we need in a state where less than half of each dollar that’s spent on education makes its way into the classroom. But still, parental choice – particularly a universal plan that includes tax credits for all parents and scholarships for low-income parents – is the single-most important piece of the reform puzzle. Not only does choice provide real “hope and change” for tens of thousands of children trapped in failing schools, it would also impose a degree of market-based accountability that our current system is clearly lacking.
South Carolina has dumped billions of dollars into its public school system over the last decade – with nothing to show for it but incremental gains among white students and the relegation of another generation of black students to second-class status. This ongoing trend is simply unacceptable – along with our declining SAT scores, stagnant ACT scores and cellar-dwelling graduation rates.
Choice would also yield substantial taxpayer savings. Since the value of recently-proposed tax credits and scholarships are substantially less than the $13,000 spent by the public system per year per child, South Carolina taxpayers could end up saving hundreds of millions of dollars were a choice plan to pass.
Haley did say that she would sign a universal parental choice bill if it reached her desk, although her dismissive comments were clearly designed to separate herself from the issue.
Part of an unexpected sprint to the political center since she captured the GOP gubernatorial nomination, Haley’s new stance on parental choice stands in stark contrast to her voting record. Haley has consistently supported parental choice throughout her six years in the S.C. General Assembly – standing alongside State Sen. Robert Ford when he unveiled a sweeping parental choice proposal that included tax credits and scholarships last March.
In fact, here’s a picture of Haley standing with Ford and other legislators in support of the “South Carolina Educational Opportunity Act” (H. 3802) a piece of legislation she sponsored in the S.C. House of Representatives.
Haley’s opponent in the 2010 gubernatorial race, S.C. Sen. Vincent Sheheen, announced his continued opposition to parental choice at a press conference the day before Haley unveiled her plans.
By Sic-ly August 19, 2010 at 2:48 pm
TEA Party can’t be overly excited about the directon her campaign is taking….sounds like status quo to me…or deceitfulness on her part…
By baker August 19, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Wow – You mean Howard Rich and Club for Growth have spent all this money in South Carolina, they’ve had Mark Sanford as Governor (and the very able Will Folks working the propaganda front), they’ve gotten the so-called “reform” candidate at the top of the ballot, and they STILL can’t seem to get anywhere with private school choice?
This suggests that it’s not a very popular idea with the voters, don’t you think?
By Old Bike Dude August 19, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Hollow character, empty mind.
By WorkingTommyC August 19, 2010 at 3:12 pm
Newsflash: Not EVERYTHING can be a priority or there are no priorities. It’s basic logic.
I think she’ll get around to school choice but there are definitely more important fish to fry first. The folks who’ve helped her get elected will make sure she comes through when the time comes, however. That’s not a threat, just a promise.
And, so far so good, but since undoubtedly there are shriller and wackier–and therefore, far more entertaining–posts to come, I’ll apologize in advance for being so calm and rational in this post when readers are obviously expecting much, much more when diving into the current environment on this blog.
By republican for sheheen August 19, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Nikki, you said less talking, more jobs. I say less talking, less lying.
By Florida Watching August 19, 2010 at 3:26 pm
To steal a great joke earlier today, it just looks like Nikki is playing swallow the leader………….
By Lulz August 19, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Wow.
Jim and Inez must be proud.
More money for the worst schools and “reform” from within the districts that orchestrate the failure.
By Florida Watching August 19, 2010 at 3:29 pm
“she said that expanding parental choice in South Carolina was “not a priority” …….well, that’s it. She has no priorities.
Timmy, are you in control or what???
By Liberaltarian August 19, 2010 at 3:35 pm
Of course the Tea party is not excited about her anymore, her tax plan is to raise taxes on groceries which includes….tea!! Haley’s “Tea Tax” ought to upset a party whose entire identity comes from tax revolt over tea.
Call Rick Barber, its time to “gather the armies” to revolt against Haley and her Tea Tax!
By Disappointed in Lexington August 19, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Just how much money DID Haley get from Howie Rich? You must think that we South Carolinians are a bunch of idiots. I pray that the truth about you comes out soon. I think if we new who was backing you, it would prove to be very enlightening. Just when we think you couldn’t embarrass us more……
By ArtVandelay August 19, 2010 at 3:43 pm
How many knives in the back is this now?
By crackahasscrackah August 19, 2010 at 3:53 pm
Tack right in the primary, tack hard back to the center the day after the primary. THAT is how you win. And that’s all that is important to any successful.
As far as elected officials and viable candidates are concerned, there is no “movement,” Will – only saps and suckers who can be used up and left for dead when they are no longer of any use to the candidate. Of course, some of the used-up folks can be bitter and may even have their own blog . . . but that’s another story.
By Backyard August 19, 2010 at 4:18 pm
That chamber of communists looks better and better everyday.
By Florida Watching August 19, 2010 at 4:22 pm
Yeah – Nikki used the Sic man…..used the Sic Monster to scratch that itch for a few months, then when he looked used-up….dumped him. Is that close????
Ahhhhhhhh…………..HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
By Liberty First August 19, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Oh my! A liberty-minded candidate says something is “not a priority” after having cleared the primaries hurdle and as she is preparing for the general election against a complete wack-job liberal. BIG DEAL. That does NOT mean the issue has been abandoned as some posters have wrongly assumed here.
Once in the Governor’s office, I am confident that Haley WILL support school choice over the continued policy of FORCED theft of our money to support the government indoctrination centers which have essentially dropped all pretense of “education” of our children.
The Haley announcement was simply a smart strategy designed to take the hot air out of the windbag opponent spouting sloppy love for government-run “schools.” Don’t be so upset just because the tactic worked.
By Florida Watching August 19, 2010 at 4:28 pm
WorkingTommyC – Sorry dude, gotta squeak this in……….
“Nikki wanted to travel by bus to the pet cemetery with the remains of her cat. As she boarded the bus, she whispered to Todd, the driver, “I have a dead pussy.” The driver pointed to the woman in the seat behind him and said, “Sit with Sarah, my wife. You two have a lot in common.”
By Matt August 19, 2010 at 4:39 pm
Remember: back during the first GOP primary debate, Judi Gaston ans her co-moderator had to ask the voucher question THREE TIMES to get a definitive answer out of each candidate as to whether they support school vouchers. All four GOP candidates finally said they did support vouchers.
By Florida Watching August 19, 2010 at 4:49 pm
“liberty-minded candidate” whew, you got that right. Nikki likes that freedom to do whatever makes her look good, feel good, make others feel good. She has no bounds. This was just a Palin-like panic attack response to Sheheen.
Nikki is clueless…..there is nobody home. Never has been. That’s why she has to work her other assets so much.
You know??
By Al August 19, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Who says the private schools that sprout under such a scheme will be any less crappy than the state’s?
How many of these glorious private institutions of lower learning are likely to have science curricula that include cavemen cavorting around with dinosaurs while they wait for the birth of the baby Jesus?
Science are important, kids.
By eggaday August 19, 2010 at 5:14 pm
hey disappointed, the truth is coming, it’s coming and it’s coming my friend.
By Florida Watching August 19, 2010 at 5:17 pm
News Flash:
The Rocket got indicted – Not for the steroids, but for lying.
Detroit’s Mayor got indicted – Not for the nookie, but for lying.
Bill Clinton got impeached – Not for the nookie, but for lying.
Chicago’s Blago got convicted – Not for corruption, but for lying.
Nikki – You paying attention????
Loving this train wreck.
By Florida Watching August 19, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Well, do add to the Mayor’s story……..he got indicted, convicted, dis-barred, and jailed. He used to be a lawyer, Nikki…you’re not even really an accountant.
Come clean, the millions of us will understand, right Sic?
By Florida Watching August 19, 2010 at 5:27 pm
Liberty – You write like Nikki can actually survive this. Nikki is more like a cartoon in a comic strip at this point………..
By Larry Grooms August 19, 2010 at 5:44 pm
I have read Nikki Haley’s newly released education paper and have one question, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU ???
All our GOP candidates expressed support for educational choice reforms. In fact, in a televised debate not too long ago, I stood next to Nikki as she pledged her support for School Choice.
A dressed up version of the Status Quo is simply not acceptable.
Absolutely, all Nikki’s proposals are good, but they are not the true reforms that are needed or what was promised.
Thomas Jefferson defines Liberty as having choices. It is high time that the blessings of Educational Liberty are made available to struggling South Carolina families.
Now is the time for change. Now is the time for Liberty. Now is the time for Educational Choice.
By crackahasscrackah August 19, 2010 at 5:58 pm
Al says:
August 19, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Who says the private schools that sprout under such a scheme will be any less crappy than the state’s?
Al asks a damn good question. There are a few really good private schools in SC – Heathwood and Hammond in the Midlands, Christ Church and Spartanburg Day in the Upstate, and Porter-Gaud and Ashley Hall in the Lowcountry. My understanding is that FEW, IF ANY OF these schools support “private shcool choice” bills or would accept government vouchers if they way offered. These schools all have their own need-based financial aid programs just like private colleges do. They want nothing to do with government intervention in their schools.
SO – if the quality private schools choose not to participate in Howard Rich and Will Folks’ government intrusion into private education, who WILL take the taxpayer handouts? Broken down country “seg academies” with names like Jefferson Davis Academy and bible-thumpers at Backwoods Crackahass Christian Academy, that’s who. . . Sounds like a brilliant plan, to me. Funnel scarce public resources into the hands of segregationists and creationists, absolutely brilliant.
By Florida Watching August 19, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Ooooooo I’m afraid Nikki may have slipped away to the dark side…….she has too many swinging dicks in her face.
By Florida Watching August 19, 2010 at 6:15 pm
Sooooooooo, Nikki. Bailing out on School Choice. Is that because that is what Sheheen is doing?? Can you take a stand girl, without standing on your head?
By Jim August 19, 2010 at 6:43 pm
Larry,
Go back to your private school. Thomas Jefferson fully supported public education, and he certainly would not favor forcing me to help you pay for your kid to go to private school.
What choice are you offering for those of us who do not want to help you pay for your kid to go to private school.
You voucher clowns are just a bunch of whiners trying to get in on the public dole. You probably would jump up and down and scream if the government announced it was increasing welfare for poor kids. But welfare for the parents of private school kids is just fine.
By Disappointed in Lexington August 19, 2010 at 7:19 pm
Nikki is either having trouble keeping up with what she says (lies), or doesn’t have a clue what she’s talking about. But I would imagine that both scenarios are pretty bad for the taxpayers. Nikki, the shine is atarting to wear off. You are losing voters every day. Time for some meditation…ohmmmmm…and yoga. People are starting to see the real Haley. As a taxpayer, I demand that you tell the truth, hand over the emails as requested and provide more tax records or step down. I call for a thorough background investigation of any candidate persuing state or national office. Sheheen included. I call for their credit scores to be released. Lets see how they handle finances. People, you need to stop accepting this. Demand the truth. This is OUR state.!!!!
By Disappointed in Lexington August 19, 2010 at 7:42 pm
Not that I’m huge Sheheen fan, it’s that I don’t have a choice but to vote for him. My prediction is that Sheheen will not have to worry about defeating Haley. She will defeat herself. My grandmother always said, give someone enough rope and they will hang themselves. She was always right.
By Disappointed in Lexington August 19, 2010 at 7:45 pm
She’s either a con artist or not very bright. Can’t decide yet.
By Florida Watching August 19, 2010 at 8:02 pm
Disappointed – A safe bet is both, along with being a flooozie. She is running for what again??? Mayor of???? Is she qualified to be a mayor???
By Sheehan Finally August 19, 2010 at 8:58 pm
Enuff! F)&#$ my Republican roots. I’m sick of it and voting for Sheehan. Fuck this lying about sex partners and about taxes (or the inability to pay taxes).
Phrased another way: iffn’ we elect Haley, the situation has more than a realistic shot at blowing up in our faces.
By Scooter August 19, 2010 at 9:05 pm
Another fine mess she has gotten herself into. Too bad. Give her 4 years, and people will see that she can’t make good decisions on her own. She tends to vomit out the old Mark Sanford plans. They didn’t fly then, and will not in the future. Please wake up and see who this woman is. Totally clueless. Wonder what her husband is now thinking? Where is the scoop on M.S. and N.H.?
By Brandon August 19, 2010 at 9:20 pm
I’m going to say a prayer to my Lord and Savior Mr. Bill O’Reilly that these disgusting smear tactics don’t work and that the bastion of integrity that Mrs. Haley is will win this election.
By sober rover August 19, 2010 at 9:54 pm
Every day I await the rapturous moment when I go to Google News and I read,near the top, in BOLD lettering
Carolina Blogger Publishes Proof of Liaison with Governor-Elect
By Balsac the Hungdudian August 19, 2010 at 10:05 pm
So when do we get the truth about Darling Nikki?
I met her in a hotel lobby …
By Family Values August 19, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Run Larry Run. You should be governor. Please keep Ikki nikki out of the gov’s mansion. she will do to it what clinton did to the oval office.
By brakeman August 19, 2010 at 11:08 pm
Will always has interesting numbers. The simple math of it is when you take the budget of my local school district and divide it by the number of students served you get a number just over $5700 per child. Included in that is a facility that has been open and used by the public almost nightly for decades. Somehow 5700 per child is no where near Will’s less than honest 13,000. Not every one buys the big lie!
By FunkyChicken August 19, 2010 at 11:29 pm
It is wrong to expect the taxpayers to pick up the tab for parents who send their children to private schools when we are already paying taxes for kids to go to our public schools. All children have the right to attend a public school at the expense of the taxpayer. If you do not want to take advantage of a free public education, then it is your choice to pay your child’s private school tuition. I should not see my taxes significantly increased, so my neighbor can send his kid to a private school. Larry Grooms is a nut and the voters from his area should vote him out of his office if he is supporting the increase of our taxes to send kids to private schools.
By Balsac the Hungdudian August 20, 2010 at 12:28 am
Sheheen Finally, there’s more than one way things can blow up in Nikki’s face.
I knew this girl named Nikki, you could say she was a …
By Bobby August 20, 2010 at 12:32 am
Well, you have two people running and neither of them stand for anything. That’s what you get when you nominate members of the legislature.
Also, South Carolina isn’t spending that much money per child. It is if you use fuzzy math to come up with a number that doesn’t include children behind the fence or in public pre-school classes. And if you count account transfers twice, count bond referendums (not state money), and lie about how much is actually going into the classroom and what is not. But who cares about facts; in 21st Century America everyone is entitled to make up whatever they want, as Nikki and Vincent both have shown.
By CoolAireHeights August 20, 2010 at 5:11 am
Hey Brakeman, likely Will’s number – the $13K – includes capital expenditures. Does yours? Let me answer for you… uh, doubtful. (And if you think CE shouldn’t be included, you’ll show yourself to be fiscally liberal and lacking in transparency since CE is real debt that really must be paid back). Also, the average operational number per child STATEWIDE is roughly twice as high as your $5,700 figure (or was when I last looked). So why your $5,700? Well, it could be that you’ve incorrectly calculated the number of actual students attending schools within your district. But, I’m more inclined to believe that you live in a wonderful, non-achievement gap community that doesn’t get all that much from the feds (and is instead living off of state/local funds) – gosh, ain’t government schools wonderful for whitey! Remember, the roughly $10K or so is only an average. Further, should you doubt me about the $10K or so number, just go pick up an appropriation act for the state and view the number for yourself – idiot!
By mass18th August 20, 2010 at 7:01 am
It seem’s so far the only thing Nikki has been doing is repeating Sanford’s tactics. While it worked to get him into office, he was unable to get anything done with the Legislature. If Nikki continues to go down the same road, we will have at least another 4 years of not accomplishing anything. Hate to say it but a vote for a democratic governor seems more and more likely. Never thought I would see that happening (unless Beasley was running again)
By Wow August 20, 2010 at 7:15 am
Haley’s views are increasingly are all over the place. I think this issue really shows how little she understands the current problems our schools face. But even scarier, is that it is becoming evident that she has no real direction and that she is just fence riding to get elected. She’s not the golden child we thought she was. Her position on grocery tax and now this shows that not only are her ideas lame, it is almost as if she so confident she’ll be governor that she’s not even doing her homework anymore.
By Ralph Hightower August 20, 2010 at 7:54 am
Does that mean that she’s not going to take any money from NY real estate mogul, Howard Rich, or any of his school voucher cronies?
By Neil August 20, 2010 at 7:55 am
School choice is just a euphemism for a taxpayer-funded bailout of parents who choose to send their children to private schools. It is amazing that principled conservatives would support this.
By Billy Bob August 20, 2010 at 8:06 am
Must be that the Butch/Ted/Joe Cartel that is her real power base wants her elected more than they want principles. Why am I not surprised???????
Oh, and Neil – in this state principled conservatives is an oxymoron.
By Florida Watching August 20, 2010 at 9:07 am
Family Values – Sanfraud already has stains everywhere in the mansion, the only question is if any of them are Nikki’s.
By Florida Watching August 20, 2010 at 9:09 am
If Nikki wins, no doubt the stains will stay, if Sheheen wins….it will take a couple mil to sterilize that place. Knowing Sanfraud…there could be grosse stuff almost anywhere. The best thing is to burn the place and start over.
By CoolAireHeights August 20, 2010 at 9:23 am
As the parent of kids within an “award winning” school district – and as a true independent conservative (not that phony baloney Bush/GOP kind) – I know first hand of the liberal indoctrination. Sure, I don’t want some watered down BS religious curriculum for my kids. At the same time, that nearly all the administration and teachers within my district are Democrats at best and pure Socialists/Communists at worst is simply disturbing. Of course, ask any constituent in my nearly lily white community what their political persuasion is and they’ll proudly assert, Republican. This aiding and assisting the enemy – leftist public schools that indoctrinate – is just part of the reason why the GOP can go f@ck itself! Yeah, school choice now!
By ceilidh10 August 20, 2010 at 9:40 am
Good for her.
The more centrist she become the more normal she acts and the more I like her.
Like Sharron Angle and the other insane teabaggers, she used the extreme right to get the vote but she will rule from the center. Good!
She needs to help business but also the average Joe.
By Florida Watching August 20, 2010 at 10:05 am
“Hell, you might even say that Haley — what with inability to pay her taxes on time, her failure to disclose $42,500 in consulting income, and her struggle to release e-mails which may or may not incriminate her in an affair with an infamous political blogger — is the true black sheep of the Randhawa family.”
Whew, the world of the internet.
By Florida Watching August 20, 2010 at 10:09 am
Dude – Typical political maneuvering. But her move left to grab independent votes is pissing of the right. She has to becareful. She may end up with no party…….so then who will set up her legal defense fund????
Silly Goose
By reasonable August 20, 2010 at 10:11 am
There are so many reasons why vouchers for private school make bad policy. For starters, a quick trip to the SCISA website shows there are roughly 100 accredited private schools in the state. If we’re looking at roughly 75,000 children in struggling schools, that makes placing them impossible even if all other factors worked to the advantage of these students.
Second, many of the truly exceptional schools have tuition rates that would likely be prohibitive for most of the kids in these schools even taking the vouchers into account. Third, many if not most private schools have academic admission standards which the kids may or may not be able to meet.
If the vouchers are used to underwrite attendance at Christian schools, there could be some constitutional questions that ought to come into play.
If our legislature were to pass something to allow school vouchers, the ones who would benefit would be parents like me who already have children enrolled in private school. While I would love a little help with tuition, taking it from the public school system does nothing to help those who can’t afford private school tuition.
It’s a preposterous argument to suggest that vouchers will in any way make our state school system stronger.
By Florida Watching August 20, 2010 at 10:21 am
“But on Friday, Marchant proposed that he take a polygraph to prove that he and Haley shared a hotel room during a 2008 trip to Salt Lake City for a conference on school choice.”
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0610/38215.html#ixzz0x9itV4pU
So……..No wonder Nikki is weak on school choice. She was too busy banging Larry to attend the meetings.
Perfect
By Florida Watching August 20, 2010 at 10:59 am
(1)Tax returns. Ten years of your personal financial records?
(2)Consulting income. Paid for any other “contractual” work?
(3)Emails. When will you release these emails?
(4)Legislative record. Do you have a “thin legislative record?”
(5)Governing. Based on your experience and résumé, can you govern?
(6)Comportment. Your well-known feuds with House Speaker Harrell?
(7)Difference. Would you be that different from Sanford?
(8) Aides. Hire current or former aides to Gov. Mark Sanford?
By thesushi August 20, 2010 at 11:15 am
I have to admit, it’s like a time lapse video watching a conservative suddenly blossom into a politician.
By Andy August 20, 2010 at 11:20 am
“Politician Backtracks”
fits: Get back to us when you have some news.
By Step to the Right August 20, 2010 at 12:15 pm
School Choice as a major public policy initiative is “rearranging the chairs on the Titanic”.
While the evidence of giving parents more choice is clearly positive, the massive incompetence and waste that defines the “black hole” of public education will continue to crush this concept. Choice alone will not improve poor teaching, poorly written textbooks, flawed pedagogy, corrupt budgeting, use of flawed tests for decision-making or the unending lists of social Indicators that are still the best predictors of student performance regardless of what school the student attends.
We have massive needs that are entrenched among a cancerous growth of 1000′s of education special interest and a funding system that allows taxation without any accountability. Competition needs to include dozens of ways to force the “black hole” of special interests to compete for the funding- starting with measurable economic incentives.
The Feds & States have proven that “spending” and “dollar comparisons” do not result in improved outcomes in education except when looking at growth in salary and benefits. Education is a “jobs program” primarily for those people who score poorly on standardized tests. Those who can- do; those who cannot- teach. So sorry this is the case, but unions & willing politicians protect access and incompetence among all educators.
Extremes on either side are off the mark. Our public schools have become expensive day care for 3-18 year olds, a jobs program for the less talented, a way to justify spending for local politicians to keep their elected positions and a gigantic “con” industry that uses “the children” to justify more government control of our lives, our families and our tax dollars.
There are no easy solutions here and ‘Choice’ is no better a solution than ‘spending’. Read “Freakonomics” by Levitt & Dubner for starters.
Let’s start by not allowing illegals into our schools – “oh, that would be so mean, think about the poor children, its not the child’s fault, what a mean and horrible idea, they deserve an education” and on and on and on – Change is really hard, isn’t it?
Haley or Sheheen offer no hope for real change – no leadership here on either side!
By Florida Watching August 20, 2010 at 1:09 pm
I have to admit, it’s like a time lapse video watching a amature party girl blossom into a high profile escort. How often to bedders actual rise to power?
By Florida Watching August 20, 2010 at 1:11 pm
This is nothing like Clinton. He was an outright rapist for decades. The only gal he didn’t assault was Monica…..unless you include the cigar.
By Florida Watching August 20, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Poking a cigar up her waaaaazoooo just ain’t natural. Hopefully it wasn’t lit at the time.
By Zed August 20, 2010 at 4:51 pm
Probably the biggest political skeleton in her closet will turn out to be that she fucked a guy to death.
Deep in the woods, behind a rest area off I-20, a deer hunter will eventually find the bones of some missing trucker whose dying memory was a crazy-faced brown woman jumping up and down on his johnson like a freaked-out giant jack rabbit.
By Florida Watching August 20, 2010 at 5:23 pm
“State Rep. Nikki Haley’s campaign allowed media to see thousands of pages’ of legislative correspondence Friday afternoon – three months after they were requested. The campaign required reporters view the documents at her office and make no copies.”
What kind of controlling chicken shit is that?
By Florida Watching August 20, 2010 at 5:31 pm
“In addition to the legislative account emails, News Channel 7’s Robert Kittle found some campaign emails as well. Staffers said they didn’t know how these emails got mixed up with the others.”
The Wonderful World of GOP Incompetence. Can’t you folks do anything right?? You had THREE MONTHS!!!!!
Transparency my ass, late on a Friday afternoon.
By Florida Watching August 20, 2010 at 6:50 pm
Dang, so you think Nikki is a climb on top thumper, huh? Man, those are the best.
By Florida Watching August 20, 2010 at 6:51 pm
I wonder if Nikki took belly dancing when she was a youngster in India?
By Freedom in Education August 20, 2010 at 8:50 pm
“One particularly insidious argument of voucher opponents is that vouchers will “skim” away the more academically talented students whose parents want better and safer schools for them. That’s a vision that’s hideous and rotten to the core. It says that such students should be held hostage, unable to escape rotten schools and be academically destroyed, in the name of saving public schools at some distant, yet undetermined, unpromised date.
One of the strongest arguments in favor of educational vouchers and choice is: When a society decides to publicly finance a good or service, it doesn’t follow that it must be publicly produced. We publicly finance F-16 fighter jets, but there’s no government F-16 fighter jet factory. That same principle applies to education. We can publicly finance education, but where it’s produced should be determined on the basis of economic efficiency. Where can we get the biggest bang for the buck?
All the self-serving arguments of school choice opponents are bogus. Saving public education is not the same as, and may indeed be exactly the opposite to, saving children.” Walter E Williams
By Jerry Clark August 20, 2010 at 11:47 pm
I am still recovering from Nixon, Sanford, Redneck Knotts, Joe Wilson with his blue collar outfits on with his recent TV ads and the demented Demint. Well, folks add another one to the list-Haley. Is this the United States of America where we have laws guided by the Constitution or is this place not on planet Earth? I would truly like to know. Please inform me.
By Armymule August 21, 2010 at 3:37 am
Wasn’t the creator of this site supposed to provide proof of his affair with little Nikki? Where are all the authenticated documents that we were promised by the creator of this site? We obviously were told a lie by the creator of this site. Unlike so many others, I have not forgotten.
By Florida Watching August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am
Hey – Sic has the “Smoking Gun”. If he pulls the trigger, she is gone. He wanted all this past the both of them last May. But instead of doing the right thing, Nikki lied like hell and did the wrong thing.
It is just snowballing……it’s gonna get worse. Break out the butter and jelly.
By BIN News Editorial Staff August 21, 2010 at 1:41 pm
In the words of a Midlands’ elected official, “Vouchers are dead in S.C.” Nikki and all of Howie’s other voucher clowns know it.
By Mojo August 21, 2010 at 2:10 pm
She remains a piece of ass and therefore has my vote.
Print more photos of her please.
By Florida Watching August 21, 2010 at 6:43 pm
An available friendly piece of wild ass at that !!!!!
By Freedom in Education August 21, 2010 at 11:29 pm
BIN News Editorial Staff Why do you say “voucher clowns”?Did you not read my earlier post?We can publicly finance education, but where it’s produced should be determined on the basis of economic efficiency. Where can we get the biggest bang for the buck?The only argument opponents of school choice have is saving the governments role in education, not educating children!We can stay near the bottom in education or move forward,the government has proven it is not capable of handling the task!Let the citizens give it a try,we cant do any worse.
By Crafty August 22, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Lying Haley!!
By sick of your sikh denial August 23, 2010 at 11:59 am
Come on Will. You have the proof, we want to see it. SC does not deserve this. You know it’s too late to turn back now. Larry Marchant came forward and people respect him for that. If he had proof, he would have shown it. Viers, when asked about Haley, commented “no comment”. I wonder what Mark Sanford’s comment will be.
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