Chris Christie Is Out (Again)

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stated definitively this week – again – that he will not seek the Republican nomination for president in 2012, meaning that William Howard Taft’s record as the nation’s fattest president won’t be threatened anytime soon.
“Now is not my time,” the rotund Republican told a packed room of reporters at the [...]

Debate Prep

Manchester, New Hampshire will host the first “real” debate of the 2012 Republican presidential primary on Monday night – an affair which will likely underscore GOP dissatisfaction with the current field of candidates.
Participating in the debate are former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former U.S. Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, U.S. Rep. Ron [...]

The Return Of Hizzoner

Four years ago, Rudy Giuliani was the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination – earning the support of 27 percent of GOP primary voters. Betting big on the early state of Florida, Giuliani’s plan was to win the Sunshine state and cruise into Super Tuesday with a burst of momentum.
Obviously, that didn’t happen.
For all of [...]

The “Post” – 1/17/2011

Welcome to this afternoon’s edition of the “post,” our semi-daily assemblage of links worth reading here in the Palmetto state (and beyond) …
State and federal offices in South Carolina were closed in honor of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. – making it a slow news day – but numerous Palmetto political leaders [...]

The “Post” – 1/7/2011

Here’s your “post” for Friday as we head into the first full weekend of 2011. Next week will obviously be an eventful one in South Carolina politics as S.C. Gov.-elect Nikki Haley takes the oath of office amid all sorts of fanfare … and perhaps even a bounce house.
Also on Tuesday – a day before [...]

Haley Rolls Out Senior Staff

Nikki Haley’s former campaign manager will serve as her chief of staff, the Gov.-elect’s transition office announced on Tuesday.
Political operative Tim Pearson has no experience in state government, but he did have a starring role in the scandals that rocked Haley’s campaign earlier this year.
Specifically, he was the Haley staffer who exchanged dozens of text [...]

Giuliani Backs McMaster

By FITSNews || Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has endorsed S.C. Attorney General Henry McMaster in the race for the Palmetto State’s Republican gubernatorial nomination, news that in any other election would probably be a pretty big deal.
Not this one.
As we’ve said previously, we always like “Hizzoner.”  In fact, we never understood why South [...]

The “Mark Of Rudy”

By FITSNews || Try as we might, we’ve never understood the visceral hatred that some Republicans feel for former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.  In fact, “Hizzoner” was one of our favorite GOP presidential candidates in 2008, although let’s be honest – that’s not really saying much, is it?
Between former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s flip-flopping [...]

A. Citizen: Floyd’s “Giuliametry”

When GOP-bashing FITS News editor and former gubernatorial spokesman Will Folks ran an article a few days ago regarding former Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, we noticed that at least one commenter latched on to the word “toxic” to describe any association between Giuliani and Karen Floyd in her quest to become the next chairman [...]

The Rudy Factor

Earlier this week, we got another flurry of cryptic, incoherent e-mails from SC Hotline editor Jeffrey Sewell.
And really, we ought to be paying this guy for the sheer entertainment value he provides us (and you) on a daily basis.
In one of his latest late-night missives, Sewell told us he was dying. In another, he said [...]

The Miggity-Miggity-Miggity-Miggity Mac Daddy

JOHN McCAIN WILL COMMENCE TO MAKE YA “JUMP, JUMP” PEOPLE
FITSNews – January 30, 2008 – One of the things that always confused us about early nineties child rap sensations Kriss Kross (click HERE for the video) was which kid was the “Mac Daddy” and which one was the “Daddy Mac.” We’re still not sure on [...]

They’re Voting In Florida

SOON IT’LL BE SUPER COOL DUPER TUESDAY …
FITSNews – January 29, 2008 – A bunch of old people are going to the polls in Florida today to vote for their Republican nominee for president, which is good only in that we will be one step closer to this ridiculous election being over.
According to the latest [...]