With the New York Times calling for the resignation of South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, it is imperative that we consider some deeper issues at play.
For a more balanced perspective, read my latest at Columbia Conservative Examiner.
They who live in glass houses should cast no stones. And in this case we must remember that Sanford has been a stellar example of fiscal conservatism.
Showing posts with label South Carolina politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Carolina politics. Show all posts
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
The 1st Governor to Reject Stimulus Funds
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford became the first governor in the nation on Wednesday to reject part of the money allotted to the state in the federal economic stimulus package.
But he did accept part of the money as well.
And this is the subject of my column today at Columbia Conservative Examiner.
Personally, I wish he had rejected the entire thing, but I do understand certain political and economic realities.
What do you think? Should he, as a staunch critic of the stimulus package, reject the entire thing? Or, given that taxpayers are going to be paying for the thing anyway, should he have done what he did and accepted some of it? You can leave your comments on the Examiner column page.
Read, and share. And thanks for your interest.
But he did accept part of the money as well.
And this is the subject of my column today at Columbia Conservative Examiner.
Personally, I wish he had rejected the entire thing, but I do understand certain political and economic realities.
What do you think? Should he, as a staunch critic of the stimulus package, reject the entire thing? Or, given that taxpayers are going to be paying for the thing anyway, should he have done what he did and accepted some of it? You can leave your comments on the Examiner column page.
Read, and share. And thanks for your interest.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Today's Conservative Examiner Column
Today in my Columbia Conservative Examiner column I examine the proposal of school district consolidation as a means of saving money in hard economic times.
But as you will see in the article, such a notion cannot be proved from the facts. Consolidation actually increases expenditures.
Click here to read my new column for today.
And, if I may, I would ask for your help in spreading the word about this new endeavor. This will help the column get off the ground and gain a readership. And thanks!
But as you will see in the article, such a notion cannot be proved from the facts. Consolidation actually increases expenditures.
Click here to read my new column for today.
And, if I may, I would ask for your help in spreading the word about this new endeavor. This will help the column get off the ground and gain a readership. And thanks!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Governor Sanford Accused of Slander--Examiner Article
This is my very first article at Columbia Conservative Examiner. I encourage all of you to take a look and pass along the information about the column.
And yes, that's me, the Welshman. So now you know.
Here is an excerpt:
Read the rest at the link provided. I will deeply appreciate any support by word-of-mouth you can afford me as I get this column off the ground. And thanks.
And yes, that's me, the Welshman. So now you know.
Here is an excerpt:
With South Carolina's financial problems placing a strain on government services, the state's Employment Security Commission has been hard-pressed to keep up with the demand.
South Carolina's unemployment rate is one of the highest in the nation.
Yet an overriding issue that has plagued the Commission for years is its out-of-control spending and waste, although commissioners would deny that assertion.
Governor Mark Sanford has repeatedly called for independent audits of the Commission and a full financial accountability disclosure. He also threatened to fire the commissioners if they refused to provide the information.
In response to the Governor's reasonable request, the commissioners curiously charged Sanford of slandering them.
Read the rest at the link provided. I will deeply appreciate any support by word-of-mouth you can afford me as I get this column off the ground. And thanks.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
SC Dems Fowler, Spratt Laugh about Gustav, GOP
In an unguarded moment caught on video, South Carolina Democrats Don Fowler and John Spratt laughed about Hurricane Gustav occurring during the Republican National Convention, and joked that it proves, 'God is on the side of Democrats.'
Such a statement is beneath contempt, and I call on Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and the Democratic National Committee leadership to condemn the statements of the two men.
Don Fowler was the long-time Chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party. John Spratt, Democrat, is the U.S. Congressman serving South Carolina's 5rd Congressional District.
A hurricane of Gustav's magnitude hitting the Gulf Coast of the U.S. is no laughing matter. And to turn such a massive natural disaster into a political issue with which to whip the other side is simply one of the lowest things a politician can do.
As a South Carolina resident, I am very familiar with the 'work' of both Fowler and Spratt. Neither have any authority with which to make statements concerning the approval of God, since both have supported some of the most anti-American, Leftwing politicians in the history of the Republic, such as George McGovern, Michael Dukakis, John Kerry, and Barack Obama.
If Fowler and Spratt want to get theological about this, I will meet them both head-on, eyeball to eyeball. Perhaps both should remember the ancient Biblical question first posed centuries ago--'why do the ungodly prosper and the righteous suffer?'
Fowler and Spratt are an embarrassment to the state of South Carolina.
Such a statement is beneath contempt, and I call on Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and the Democratic National Committee leadership to condemn the statements of the two men.
Don Fowler was the long-time Chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party. John Spratt, Democrat, is the U.S. Congressman serving South Carolina's 5rd Congressional District.
A hurricane of Gustav's magnitude hitting the Gulf Coast of the U.S. is no laughing matter. And to turn such a massive natural disaster into a political issue with which to whip the other side is simply one of the lowest things a politician can do.
As a South Carolina resident, I am very familiar with the 'work' of both Fowler and Spratt. Neither have any authority with which to make statements concerning the approval of God, since both have supported some of the most anti-American, Leftwing politicians in the history of the Republic, such as George McGovern, Michael Dukakis, John Kerry, and Barack Obama.
If Fowler and Spratt want to get theological about this, I will meet them both head-on, eyeball to eyeball. Perhaps both should remember the ancient Biblical question first posed centuries ago--'why do the ungodly prosper and the righteous suffer?'
Fowler and Spratt are an embarrassment to the state of South Carolina.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Newcomers Win in S.C. GOP Runoff
Political newcomers Shane Martin and Lee Bright have won their bids for the South Carolina Senate in a runoff election held on Tuesday.
Bright defeated the incumbent Jim Ritchie in a landslide for the seat in Senate District 12. Martin's race against Scott Talley in Senate District 13 was significantly closer, but in the end Martin was able to pick up the seat.
Both Martin and Bright are local businessmen whom the voters, along with S.C. Governor Mark Sanford, view as more sensitive to the needs and wishes of the people.
Although the South Carolina legislature has been controlled by the GOP in recent years, voters have been soured by the inability of legislators to work closely with a popular GOP Governor to enact sorely needed changes in the manner in which the statehouse does business.
A pronounced 'anti-incumbent' mentality swept the electorate in South Carolina, resulting from what voters saw as an inadequate response to illegal immigration and other key issues.
Bright defeated the incumbent Jim Ritchie in a landslide for the seat in Senate District 12. Martin's race against Scott Talley in Senate District 13 was significantly closer, but in the end Martin was able to pick up the seat.
Both Martin and Bright are local businessmen whom the voters, along with S.C. Governor Mark Sanford, view as more sensitive to the needs and wishes of the people.
Although the South Carolina legislature has been controlled by the GOP in recent years, voters have been soured by the inability of legislators to work closely with a popular GOP Governor to enact sorely needed changes in the manner in which the statehouse does business.
A pronounced 'anti-incumbent' mentality swept the electorate in South Carolina, resulting from what voters saw as an inadequate response to illegal immigration and other key issues.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Two Endorsements for GOP Runoff in SC Tuesday
Two important races in upstate South Carolina will be decided in Tuesday's GOP runoff election. The Liberty Sphere endorses two newcomers to politics--Lee Bright and Shane Martin.
Roebuck businessman Lee Bright faces off against incumbent Scott Talley in S.C. Senate District 12. Bright's vast experience in business, as opposed to Talley, who is an attorney, led Governor Mark Sanford to endorse Lee Bright for the seat.
The Liberty Sphere feels that a solid businessman like Bright is to be preferred over Talley in a legislature that has been traditionally overrun with attorneys, much to its detriment.
The other newcomer, Shane Martin, squares off against incumbent Jim Ritchie in S.C. Senate District 13. Once again, the candidate is a small business owner and engineer and thus possesses the kind of background the legislature sorely needs.
Although both Talley and Ritchie are good men and have done an acceptable job in Columbia, neither have provided the kind of strong leadership to facilitate change and progress in the state legislature.
The Liberty Sphere feels that this is the year for incumbents to go, many of whom have failed the voters. Fresh faces in Columbia would do the state a world of good.
Thus, we encourage voters in Districts 12 and 13 to vote for Bright and Martin in Tuesday's GOP runoff primary.
For further information about both candidates, click here:
http://www.shanemartinforsenate.com/
http://brightforsenate.com/cgi-bin/site.cgi?request=home
Roebuck businessman Lee Bright faces off against incumbent Scott Talley in S.C. Senate District 12. Bright's vast experience in business, as opposed to Talley, who is an attorney, led Governor Mark Sanford to endorse Lee Bright for the seat.
The Liberty Sphere feels that a solid businessman like Bright is to be preferred over Talley in a legislature that has been traditionally overrun with attorneys, much to its detriment.
The other newcomer, Shane Martin, squares off against incumbent Jim Ritchie in S.C. Senate District 13. Once again, the candidate is a small business owner and engineer and thus possesses the kind of background the legislature sorely needs.
Although both Talley and Ritchie are good men and have done an acceptable job in Columbia, neither have provided the kind of strong leadership to facilitate change and progress in the state legislature.
The Liberty Sphere feels that this is the year for incumbents to go, many of whom have failed the voters. Fresh faces in Columbia would do the state a world of good.
Thus, we encourage voters in Districts 12 and 13 to vote for Bright and Martin in Tuesday's GOP runoff primary.
For further information about both candidates, click here:
http://www.shanemartinforsenate.com/
http://brightforsenate.com/cgi-bin/site.cgi?request=home
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Graham, Inglis Win Important Primary Battles in SC
South Carolina's senior U.S. Senator, Republican Lindsey Graham, has fought off a GOP challenger and won the Party's nomination to run for another term in November.
Graham stirred up very public and vocal anger among the voters by supporting John McCain's amnesty plan for illegal aliens. So vehement was the opposition to Graham and McCain that both quickly backed off the plan in order to avoid political suicide.
The Democrat who will run against Graham in November is an unknown entity, and Graham is expected to retain his seat in the U.S. Senate.
In another closely-watched race, Republican Bob Inglis, the U.S. Congressman representing S.C.'s 4th Congressional district, defeated his GOP challenger as well. Inglis faced extreme voter discontent when he voted with Democrats in Congress to oppose the troop surge in Iraq.
Inglis now claims his vote was a mistake and that he is pleased that the surge is working.
Again, Inglis represents a strongly conservative Republican district in South Carolina, and he is expected to have no trouble winning another term to the U.S. Congress.
On the local level in South Carolina, one of the more interesting races for the legislature resulted in the challenger, Steve Parker, beating the incumbent Ralph Davenport in a landslide. For more information on that race, click here:
http://carolinacountryside.blogspot.com/2008/06/parker-beats-davenport-in-landslide.html
Graham stirred up very public and vocal anger among the voters by supporting John McCain's amnesty plan for illegal aliens. So vehement was the opposition to Graham and McCain that both quickly backed off the plan in order to avoid political suicide.
The Democrat who will run against Graham in November is an unknown entity, and Graham is expected to retain his seat in the U.S. Senate.
In another closely-watched race, Republican Bob Inglis, the U.S. Congressman representing S.C.'s 4th Congressional district, defeated his GOP challenger as well. Inglis faced extreme voter discontent when he voted with Democrats in Congress to oppose the troop surge in Iraq.
Inglis now claims his vote was a mistake and that he is pleased that the surge is working.
Again, Inglis represents a strongly conservative Republican district in South Carolina, and he is expected to have no trouble winning another term to the U.S. Congress.
On the local level in South Carolina, one of the more interesting races for the legislature resulted in the challenger, Steve Parker, beating the incumbent Ralph Davenport in a landslide. For more information on that race, click here:
http://carolinacountryside.blogspot.com/2008/06/parker-beats-davenport-in-landslide.html
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