GOVERNOR TO APPOINT CHRISTY HALL AS SCDOT SECRETARY …
S.C. governor Nikki Haley will name her former college roommate as the new secretary of the S.C. Department of Transportation (SCDOT).
Christy Hall – who was appointed on an interim basis back in July – will be nominated to the post on a full-time basis, sources tell FITS. Her nomination will have to be confirmed by the South Carolina Senate.
If confirmed, Hall would become Haley’s third SCDOT secretary. Her first, retired military man Robert St. Onge – was busted driving under the influence last February. Her second choice, liberal national transportation lobbyist Janet Oakley was forced out back in June.
Why? Because South Carolina lawmakers were fed up with Oakley … and were going to strip Haley of the ability to make future appointments to this position unless she was canned.
Legislators like Hall, though …
“She has done an outstanding job during this disaster,” one GOP lawmaker told FITS, referring to “Floodmaggedon” – the record rainfall and flooding that rocked the state earlier this month.
“The Department of Transportation is in clear in need of reform,” the lawmaker added. “However I am impressed with their response to this flood.”
Really? Because our view is this disaster was far worse than it should have been due to SCDOT’s gross mismanagement and lack of prioritization in the years leading up to the storm.
Anyway, assuming she’s confirmed Hall will still have limited authority. The real power at SCDOT lies in its corrupt commission – which has been blowing money on non-essential projects with zero accountability for decades.
A new secretary isn’t going to change that … especially when Haley herself has been a cheerleader for the most wasteful of these projects.
Oh, and speaking of nothing changing, there’s no coincidence in the timing of Haley’s choice. The governor has decided to nominate Hall just days after signaling her support for a “no-strings” gas tax hike.
How much you want to bet she ran all of that up the flagpole?
Let the betting start at $1.5 billion …
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: South Carolina has the money to cover its infrastructure costs. And even if it didn’t, it has assets it can sell to raise the money. And beyond that, let’s not forget it’s increased funding to SCDOT by more than 80 percent over the last four years alone.
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Yeah, Susan DeVenny, disgraced director of First Steps got that job because of college connections to Mark Sanford. DOT and First Steps need strong leadership to fix deep damages.
susan is history-take out the trash
Nepotism… who needs qualifications if you’re in the Nikki network?
You must be new to South Carolina… it’s not just Haley, it’s how the entire political system works.
And works well!! We are still ahead of Mississippi in most metrics.
In Mississippi the politicians all have the same last name.
It’s sarcasm. I’ve been here all my life.
No gas tax! It is an election year!
Vote the tax and spend crowd out!
“Oh no, you must be kidding. We need to let them take even more of our money, under threat of force, so that we can hope that they “might” spend enough of it appropriately that some of our roads get fixed.”
… or at least that seems to be what a lot of regulars on here believe, based on their posts.
Advice to Christy Hall: Don’t worry about three chainsaws being stolen, a botched driveway apron or the occasional moonlighter. There are a lot bigger things to concern you.
She looks like a lumberjack
Lumberjack’s aren’t as broad.
I’m guessing she doesn’t have a boyfriend.
I guess there might be something to the rumors that Nikki munches carpet, then.
Please foregive me. I just couldn’t help but post this one.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sZa26_esLBE
Hush Money. The tales she could tell!
What are you implying?
Trikki selected a woman who was not a bleach blonde named Catherine!!! How the hell can she survive if the old fart legislators are not licking her high gloss heels? She nominee must have been really close to Trikki and maybe even has some shit on the fat ass whore.
Ummmm…Kemosabe…tell Tonto again—which two Southern states
kicked payday lending OUT for gouging consumers?
Well now, Tonto—it was Georgia and North Carolina don’tcha
know—got tired of the leeches ripping taxpayers in the bloomers
And tell Tonto again—which State “Legislature” jumped like
pigs on payday lobbyist money and said to payday—y’all come?
Well now Tonto—that’d be the best Legislature money can and
DOES buy—South Carolina’s very own “legislating” scum
And tell Tonto again—when SC’s “Legislature” decided to “reform”
payday lending did they quit breaking taxpayers’ bones?
Well…NO Tonto they actually did NOT don’tcha know—they simply
removed any interest limits and doubled the size of loans
So now this SC “Legislature” says they’re in governMENT and
here to “help” us all by dictating to Haley the SC DOT head?
Why yes, Tonto—they ARE don’tcha know—they expect us to
believe new life will be instilled in SC DOT by the morally walking dead
And then is this the same ah “Legislature” that gave SC
voters NO vote on removing the flag—joined by I-Lie Joe Wilson et. al. ?
Why yes, Tonto—it indeed IS don’tcha know—so grab that
tomahawk and next year we’re going to give a “haircut” to them…ALL !!!
Nikki said Christy sure can’t make the DOT any worse…And she has the muscle to sling asphalt with the guys if needed.But for now she will most likely be focusing her efforts on improving every DOT employee’s “leaning on a shovel” skills.
WHEN WILL SHE START APPOINTING RELATIVES???
Do any of Haley’s Nepotism appointments have to be approved by anyone or even advertised for proper applicants like every other State Job has to be published???