A deeply-divided S.C. Republican Party is going to have its hands full over the next few years. Not only do they have Democratic bomb-thrower Dick Harpootlian to contend with, but the rift between fiscal conservatives and status quo fiscal liberals is wider than ever.
Democrats moved swiftly to exploit that rift this week … attacking SCGOP [...]
SCGOP Names New Director
SC Taxpayer Heroes, Villains
“Republican” politicians in South Carolina love nothing more than to jointly jack each other off (rhetorically, anyway) over how “conservative” and “business-friendly” they are. Meanwhile, the out-of-work, underpaid sheeple of the Palmetto State (most of them edumicated in our worst-in-the-nation public schools) nod and guffaw as they go along for the ride …
It’s a sad [...]
Release: SC Club For Growth Endorses Candidates
(Editor’s Note: This is a news release from a political organization. It does not necessarily reflect the editorial position of [...]
Coming To A (Local) Newspaper Near You
By FITSNews || It’s probably been five years since we read anything published by the Aiken Standard – and so we honestly have no clue whether the paper is liberal, conservative or somewhere in between.
What we do know, however, is that a group of Aiken citizens recently attempted to publish a letter to the editor [...]
SC Club For Growth Scorecards Released
Stop the presses …
South Carolina’s “Republican-controlled” General Assembly includes only a handful of lawmakers who actually vote in keeping with the GOP’s fiscally-conservative rhetoric – one reason state government has grown by leaps and bounds over the last decade while the Palmetto State’s economy remains stuck in neutral.
If you’re new to FITS, that news might [...]
In Da Club (For Growth)
Opting for a darker, more “foresty” shade of green, the S.C. Club for Growth unveiled its new website this week – a nice upgrade to the online home for South Carolina’s definitive fiscal report cards on state lawmakers.
Has your Senator or Representative been behaving him or herself with your tax dollars? This is the place [...]
The Rast Family Redeems Themselves
It’s not exactly Shawshank, but one politically-active South Carolina family certainly redeemed themselves in our eyes this week.
After we ripped Peggy Rast on our pages for some “status quo quotes” offered during a local bond referendum debate, her husband (and S.C. Club for Growth board member) Ben Rast redeemed his family with a dead-on letter [...]
Club Sees Red
Whether red ink or straight-up “Reds,” a recently-released fiscal report card for South Carolina lawmakers has turned up a lot of both.
Issued this week by the S.C. Club for Growth, only six state lawmakers (out of 170) received “A+” grades for their votes to protect the taxpayers during the 2007-08 session. On the other hand, [...]
Smashing Lawmakers?
THE VIEW FROM HOUSE SPEAKER BOBBY HARRELL’S “HIT LIST”
FITSNews – August 10, 2008 – Ever since we published our story about S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell’s “skull-cracking” plans this coming legislative session, we’ve been getting blown up like Baghdad with people wanting to know who is on the Speaker’s “hit list.”
Well, since we know a [...]
Exclusive – Jakie Targets The Pork
PRO-TAXPAYER GROUP FINED FOR ELECTION DAY PIG
FITSNews – July 25, 2008 – The executive director of a pro-taxpayer group has been forced to pay a fine for towing a massive pig into Lexington County during a heated State Senate race last month.
Matt Moore, executive director of the S.C. Club for Growth, appeared in court today [...]
FITSNews “Undorsement” – Carl Gullick
WE KNOW WHAT HE’S AGAINST, BUT WHAT’S HE FOR?
FITSNews – June 9, 2008 – We know that “Republican” Rep. Carl Gullick doesn’t like “out-of-state ideologues.” We also know that he hates “vouchers,” and pretty much any attempt to actually do something to fix South Carolina’s rotten public school system.
In fact, Gullick has been [...]
Sic The Architect?
LEGISLATORS KEEP BITCHING ABOUT SECRET BLUEPRINT
FITSNews – June 2, 2008 – Yesterday’s edition of La Socialista had an interesting story about the so-called secret memo allegedly penned by our founding editor Sic Willie.
According to La Socialista’s story, Sic has crafted a multi-layered plot to oust incumbent state legislators, and the recent Contract for Change [...]
