Friends, There is good news and bad news. The good news is that on Tuesday the Senate, in a historic vote, finally eliminated the archaic Budget and Control Board. In its place they voted to implement a sensible structure similar to the one used by the forty-nine other states. Senators Davis
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Rag Heads Beware!
A year-and-a-half after calling then-S.C. Rep. Nikki Haley a "rag head," controversial State Senator Jakie Knotts (RINO-Lexington) is returning to the "scene of the crime." Knotts - a.k.a. "Ol' Knocky" - will appear on this week's edition of Pub Politics, a popular internet radio program which he's
Read story »Pub Politics Episode 89
During Prohibition, temperance activists hired a scholar to rewrite the Bible by removing all references to alcoholic beverages. A former guest is reappearing this week so we can rewrite some history as well. Jake Knotts isn’t the only character returning, so is Wes. And we’re back to our usual
Read story »Shealy Supporters: Knotts “Roughed Up” Prostitute
MUD FLIES EARLY IN CONTESTED S.C. SENATE RACE Supporters of S.C. Senate candidate Katrina Shealy - who fancies herself as something of a 21st Century Jesus - are accusing incumbent State Sen. Jakie Knotts (RINO-Lexington) of roughing up a prostitute during a 2000 incident in a motor home at the old
Read story »SC’s Sagging Income Levels
While S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley and the "Republican-controlled" General Assembly in South Carolina continue to grow government at recklessly exorbitant levels, the ability of Palmetto State taxpayers to pick up this soaring tab continues to shrink. According to data published by the U.S. Census, South
Read story »Jakie Knotts Proposed What?
S.C. Sen. Jakie Knotts (RINO-Lexington) is one of the most fiscally liberal politicians in the Palmetto State - which is why he needed extensive Democratic crossover support to win reelection to the S.C. Senate back in 2008. Having said that, Knotts' lone announced opponent for the 2012 GOP primary
Read story »Katrina Shealy: 21st Century Female Jesus
We've seen some pretty ridiculous pieces of political propaganda before, but the web video released on Wednesday by Republican S.C. Senate candidate Katrina Shealy pretty much takes the cake. "I want to vomit and laugh hysterically all at the same time," one Democratic operative told FITS. We couldn't
Read story »Tea Party Scorecard Rips SCGOP Senators
A legislative scorecard released by one of South Carolina's most credible Tea Party organizations offers fresh proof that the Palmetto State's "Republican-controlled" Senate is really in the hands of free-spending Democrats. You know ... as if the passage of the two largest budgets in state history (here
Read story »SC Political Quick Hits
It doesn't happen often, but editorial writer Cindi Ross Scoppe at The (Columbia, S.C.) State newspaper got something right this week - picking up where we left off on the corruption and fiscally irresponsibility of the S.C. Department of Transportation (DOT). For those of you who haven't been following
Read story »Jakie’s Not Alone
S.C. Senator Jakie Knotts (RINO-Lexington) apparently isn't the only one upset by the "invasive" lobbying efforts of Gov. Nikki Haley and her staff. In fact, a trio of Democratic lawmakers in the S.C. House of Representatives introduced legislation more than two months ago that would have denied any
Read story »“Jakie Knotts’ War”
Last week, we noted in a random assemblage of news briefs that S.C. Sen. Jakie Knotts (RINO-Lexington) was targeting the S.C. Commission on Prosecution Coordination for elimination. For those of you who missed it, we first wrote about this agency back in February - and there's a lengthy story about
Read story »Katrina Shealy’s Got Some Support
S.C. Senate candidate Katrina Shealy gave incumbent RINO Jake Knotts a run for his money when she ran against him three years ago ... but the weight of Democratic crossover support in a runoff election was too much for her. This time, Shealy seems to have some "weight" on her side ... FUPAs for
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