S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell’s BMW X-3 sport utility vehicle was spotted at North Charleston’s General Aviation terminal on Saturday, indicating the scandal-scarred “Republican” is doing some weekend traveling.
Is Harrell, a pilot, doing some flying himself? If so let’s hope he’s doing a better job minding those reimbursements (one of many finance-related scandals that have dogged his [...]
The Speaker Is Flying Again
Bruce Bannister And Leadership PACs
“Majority Leader” Bruce Bannister took to the well of the S.C. House of Representatives this week to pat himself on the back for voluntarily eliminating his “leadership PAC,” which is a political action committee used by ranking lawmakers to reward loyal subordinates (a.k.a. buying votes).
Bannister formed his “Leadership PAC” in 2008 with a personal $500 [...]
“Girl Talk” With Bobby Harrell’s Wife
For those of you who missed it, two weeks ago a big story broke in Charleston involving S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell and his wife, Cathy. The couple were linked to a divorce case involving a woman named Nancy Latham – who was appointed by Harrell to the S.C. Lottery Commission (where she still serves).
Latham [...]
Only In South Carolina …
Only in a state as corrupt as “Republican-controlled” South Carolina could an “ethics reform” movement – one born of endless scandals – devolve into a major scandal itself.
That’s exactly what’s happening, though, as the Palmetto State’s crooked-as-hell GOP leadership has been caught red-handed trying to secretly decriminalize an entire section of state law dealing with [...]
Demand Your Handout!
Boeing got one … so should you.
We’re referring, of course, to capital loans based on the number of employees that you think you might be able to create if the state of South Carolina were to build you a brand spanking new facility.
In fact there’s a specific dollar amount you should keep in mind in [...]
Bobby Harrell? Murder-For-Hire? What?
The Palmetto political universe was buzzing this week over a big story in The (Charleston, S.C.) Post and Courier involving embattled S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell.
According to the paper, Harrell is accused of using his influence “in a marriage dispute involving the intended target of a murder-for-hire plot.”
Wait … what? Somebody get Angela Lansbury on the [...]
Bobby Harrell Gums Boeing
The S.C. House of Representatives can’t take up the latest multimillion dollar handout for aircraft manufacturer Boeing until next week … but that’s not stopping its leader from tripping over himself to assure passage of the $120 million giveaway.
“This legislation is about jobs and our state’s responsibilities when it comes to core economic infrastructure needs,” [...]
Harrell: Boeing Bill On The “Fast Track”
(Columbia, SC) – An economic development bill (S. 578) has been set on a fast track to become passed into law as early as next week. Announced earlier this week, Boeing’s SC “Phase II” expansion will double the site’s size, add at least 2,000 new jobs and commits to an additional private investment well exceeding [...]
SC: Disabled State
For those of you who missed it, NPR – yes, NPR – released a major report last month entitled “Unfit to Work.” An impressive overview of the unsustainable nature of America’s disability benefit program, the report also ranked each state on the extent to which its working age population is drawing disability payments.
And guess what [...]
Chip Limehouse Has An Opponent
To his credit, Charleston, S.C. real estate broker Russell Guerard apparently made it clear he was running against S.C. Rep. Chip Limehouse (RINO-Charleston) long before the rotund “Republican in Name Only” belly flopped in last week’s South Carolina first congressional district primary.
Guerard has been “softly campaigning” against Limehouse for several months, sources tell FITS – [...]
Bobby Harrell: The Investigation Begins
The S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has assigned agents to begin investigating an ethics complaint against S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell – the beginning of what many believe is “the end” for the state’s most powerful elected official.
SLED investigators are now actively working the complaint against Harrell – which was forwarded to them two [...]
