By FITSNews || S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell’s massive command economic bill – which we’ve dubbed “The Kremlinator” – was approved overwhelmingly by the S.C. House of Representatives last week, proving conclusively that if you attach a small tax cut to a massive government power grab, Republicans will join Democrats in voting for it.
“Sometimes we [...]
The “Kremlinator” Moves Forward
Merrill Wants To Scrap Higher Ed Commission
By FITSNews || Former S.C. Majority Leader Jimmy Merrill (RINO – Charleston) wants to do away with the S.C. Commission on Higher Education, a move that he says will save taxpayers $2.1 million.
Or at least appears to “save” taxpayers $2.1 million …
Like all proposals put forward by South Carolina’s RINO political leaders, Merrill wants to [...]
Jimmy Merrill Forgot To Consult “The List”
Former S.C. House Majority Leader Jimmy Merrill confirmed to the Charleston (S.C.) Post and Courier on Wednesday that he will indeed not seek the U.S. First Congressional District seat that’s being vacated by U.S. Rep. Henry Brown (RINO -Charleston).
In explaining his rationale for passing on a race that many presumed he would be favored to [...]
Merrill Abruptly Bails On Congressional Bid
After telling numerous financial backers that he was “100 percent in,” former S.C. Majority Leader Jimmy Merrill (RINO – Charleston) abruptly bailed on a presumptive bid for South Carolina’s First Congressional District on Monday.
It’s unclear what prompted Merrill’s surprise decision, particularly when it appeared that another Lowcountry politician – State Sen. Larry Grooms – was [...]
Campsen, Merrill To Run For SC First Congressional District
S.C. State Senator Chip Campsen (R – Charleston) and former House Majority Leader Jimmy Merrill (RINO – Daniel Island) will both reportedly enter the race to replace U.S. Rep. Henry Brown in the U.S. Congress, sources tell FITS.
Both candidates were making calls Monday and Tuesday to line up financial support – Campsen to several big [...]
Everybody Is Running For The SC First District
With U.S. Representative Henry Brown (RINO- SC 1) announcing that he will not seek reelection to the U.S. House in 2010, an already wide open race for the South Carolina First Congressional District is now even “wide opener.” Or “wider open.”
Hey … that’s just how people talk here in South Cackilacky.
Obviously tea party activist and [...]
The Palmetto Power 100 (Updating)
When we first published the “Palmetto Power 100″ list two years ago, we had no idea that it would so quickly evolve into one of the most important, influential things we do here at FITS.
Forget all the legislative scorecards and awards put out by various special interest groups, our list has quickly become the definitive [...]
Erickson: Lawmakers Should Refuse Reimbursements
A state lawmaker who flew with former GOP Majority Leader Jimmy Merrill on the state plane to a legislative “conference” in Winston-Salem, N.C. is now asking her colleagues to refuse any food or travel reimbursements for this week’s special session of the S.C. General Assembly, prompting several of her colleagues to cry foul.
“Hypocrisy,” one lawmaker [...]
The House Resignation Letter: Who Signed And Who Didn’t?
Sixty of seventy-two members of the S.C. House Republican Caucus sent a letter to Gov. Mark Sanford on Wednesday calling on him to resign his office.
The drumbeat against Sanford has grown louder in recent weeks due to revelations that have followed his disclosure of an affair with Argentine lover Maria Belen Chapur earlier this summer.
So [...]
Palmetto One: Aloft Again
A little over a week after serving as a very expensive taxpayer-funded taxi to a legislative boozefest in Winston-Salem, N.C. (just five hours away by car), South Carolina’s state-owned Beechcraft King Air is once again flying your friendly skies.
According to public flight data obtained by FITS, “Palmetto One” has been logging several short hops across [...]
Lawmakers Use Of Plane Questioned Further
S.C. lawmakers who used the state plane to travel to a “legislative conference” in Winston-Salem, N.C. last weekend – with a registered lobbyist in tow – are now facing heat from their colleagues over the flight. Specifically, one of their fellow legislators is publicly chastising them while another is looking to pre-file legislation that would [...]
