Summey: The Truth About Those “Greenbelts”
Much has been made lately about Charleston County’s “Greenbelt” program by politicians looking to make political hay within the conservation community. While in many regards...
Letters
Why Harry Reid Is Ashamed Of His Spending Plan
Hell must have frozen over this past weekend as the U.S. Senate broke a four-year record of intransigence and failure – unleashing a blizzard of...
On Busted Brackets
There are currently two types of people in this world: those who admit that their 2013 NCAA Tournament bracket is doomed and, well … liars....
Killing Internet Radio
Corporate cronyism takes on many forms in Washington, D.C. You have the standard “contributor gets government grant or tax break” cronyism that applies to Solyndra...
This Is Budget We Waited Four Years For?
News flash: Senate Democrats pass a budget out of committee that includes massive tax increases, dramatically increases spending, is never projected to come close to...
CPAC Is Doing It Wrong
You may have heard some of the fanfare surrounding this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). This gathering is billed as the conservative event of...
So Much For The “Pledge To America”
When Republicans won the House of Representatives in 2010, largely thanks to the inspired efforts of grassroots conservatives and tea party activists, they made a...
The State Of Palmetto Baseball
It is rare that a South Carolina versus Clemson series ends with both teams’ fan bases feeling good, but that’s exactly what happened this weekend....
Sequester: “The Seas Boiled, The Skies Fell”
Somehow, despite sequestration, the sun rose today, and it will set. Schools opened as scheduled. The children were still picked up and dropped off by...
“Showtime” Is Dead
The Los Angeles Lakers are one of two premiere franchises in the National Basketball Association, the other being the Boston Celtics. For years, The NBA...