DEPARTING LAWMAKER SENDS MESSAGE FROM “MILLENIALS”
As we reported exclusively several months ago, S.C. Rep. Boyd Brown (D-Winnsboro) is stepping down from the South Carolina House of Representatives this year after just two terms. The 25-year-old Democrat – a vocal critic of S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley – has earned a distinctly positive reputation over that brief [...]
Boyd Brown: “Talkin Bout My Generation”
Brown Rolls Out Ethics Reform Proposals
DEMOCRAT PUSHES TERM LIMITS, MORE DISCLOSURE, TOUGHER ETHICS LAWS
As he said he would last fall, S.C. Rep. Boyd Brown (D-Fairfield) has rolled out an ambitious ethics reform agenda for lawmakers to consider during the 2012 session of the S.C. General Assembly.
Will the “Republican-controlled” House and Senate take up any of Brown’s proposals? Probably not … [...]
SC Lawmakers To Return In October
South Carolina lawmakers will return to Columbia for an “emergency” legislative session later this month to address one of the many recent disasters of their own making, sources close to House Speaker Bobby Harrell are telling The (Columbia) State newspaper.
The special session – for which lawmakers will reportedly not be paid – will take place [...]
Hot. Fresh. Scandal.
LOCAL ALTERNATIVE WEEKLY TURNS THE TABLES ON BAD BOY SIC WILLIE
FITSNews – January 23, 2008 – For someone used to busting off verbal caps in other people’s asses, this morning’s edition of The (Columbia, S.C.) Free Times is something of a role reversal for our founding editor Sic Willie.
According to the local alternative weekly’s new [...]
God Help Us
REPRESENTATIVE SIC WILLIE IS IN THE HOUSE
FITSNews – January 22, 2008 – After being told that it was inappropriate to wear his trademark old-school Atlanta Braves hat and favorite Indianapolis Colts’ T-shirt while addressing the General Assembly, our founding editor Sic Willie was in a coat and tie when he delivered his latest speech to [...]
Joe Wilson Is Tardy
THE ELECTION WAS SATURDAY, CONGRESSMAN
FITSNews – January 22, 2008 – Our bud Jonathan Martin over at The Politico is reporting this morning that U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson will endorse John McCain for President at a press conference this afternoon in Columbia, S.C.
You can read Martin’s story by clicking here.
We’re gonna go out on a limb [...]
Somebody Is A Little Pissy Today
RED-EYED SUPERINTENDENT JIM REX RAGES AGAINST THE MACHINE
FITSNews – January 21, 2008 – For a guy who is supposed to be the Democratic nominee for governor in 2010, State Education Superintendent Jim Rex needs to learn how to take criticism a little better. And for a guy who likes to talk about school choice as an [...]
Echo Chamber – Who’s Hot At The (S.C.) State House?
BRAINS, BEAUTY COLLIDE IN THE CORRIDORS OF PALMETTO POWER
FITSNews – January 20, 2008 – Every time we do one of these lists, it seems we end up pissing off more people than we make happy. Which (if you think about it) is pretty much par for the course around here.
And even though they did have [...]
McCain’s SC Win Could Get Bigger
HORRY COUNTY STILL HASN’T REPORTED ITS PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY RESULTS
FITSNews – January 20, 2008 – Sen. John McCain‘s three-point margin of victory in South Carolina over former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee could get bigger by the time all the votes are counted. That’s because most – if not all – of the 6% of precincts currently [...]
Inside The Mind of Mark Sanford
SOUTH CAROLINA’S GOVERNOR: THE DEFINITIVE PSYCHOANALYSIS
FITSNews – January 14, 2008 – It goes without saying that every one of us – to some extent – is a walking contradiction. No one can be 100% consistent, 100% of the time, and it’s safe to say that immersing yourself in the political process dramatically lowers both percentages.
And [...]
South Carolina’s Senate Is Busy, Enlightened
FIFTEEN-MINUTE SESSION YESTERDAY FOCUSES EXCLUSIVELYÂ ON “ENGLISH ONLY” LEGISLATION
FITSNews – January 11, 2008 – Anybody wondering why South Carolina remains stuck in the Paleozoic Era need only look to yesterday’s, um, “session” of the South Carolina Senate. First of all, these busy beavers only worked for about fifteen minutes. Second, they spent the whole time arguing over a [...]
