Why Nikki Haley Was Really Picked To Give The State Of The Union Response
ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET FOR MARCO RUBIO … S.C. governor Nikki Haley was ostensibly picked to deliver the “Republican” response to Barack Obama‘s 2016...
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Palmetto State’s Labor Participation Still Lagging
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YOU WON’T HEAR ABOUT THIS IN THE “STATE OF THE UNION” RESPONSE … South Carolina’s labor participation rate continues to lag well-behind the national rate,...
Midlands SC Businesses Mull Civil Disobedience Of “Penny For Thuggery”
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“NUCLEAR OPTION” CONTEMPLATED FOR LAWLESS SALES TAX HIKE … As we noted again this week, the buzz surrounding the Richland County, S.C. “penny tax” probe...
Jeb Bush: Hardly Working
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ESTABLISHMENT “REPUBLICAN” THROWING IN THE TOWEL? Former Florida governor Jeb Bush (far left, above) is in the fight of his political life. His establishment-backed presidential campaign has...
Rand Paul’s Desperation Meets Ted Cruz’s Eligibility
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“CANADIAN BIRTHER” STORY GAINING TRACTION … U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky is getting desperate … Wait … hold up: Rand Paul is still running for president?...
Incestuous “Penny Tax” Ties Deepen
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MO’ MONEY, MO’ PROBLEMS … Reporter Ron Aiken of The Nerve – a Columbia, S.C.-based news website – has sunk his teeth into the mushrooming scandal...
Education Lawsuit Looms Large In SC Supreme Court Race
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LAWMAKERS LEERY OF JUDICIAL ACTIVISM … As we recently noted, there are three candidates seeking a spot on the S.C. Supreme Court this year. And because these...
The Iceberg Theory Of The “Republican” Party
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DON’T LOOK NOW BUT THE TWO-PARTY SYSTEM IS IN MELTDOWN MODE Earlier today we ran an item entitled “First In The South Polling: Looking Beyond...
Good News From The IRS
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NO … REALLY It’s rare we have a positive update from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) – an agency which has been mired in scandal...
“Dem Tiggers Be Headin’ Ta Th’Air Port”
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“BEAT DAT CREMMSATIDE!” For those of you unhip to the local parlance, the above headline and kicker (a.k.a. “subheadline”) make reference to the fact that...