Archive for February, 2011

DC Reneges on Aid for Installing Solar Panels

I bring you this story because it’s so delightful. yes. I can be a bit that way sometimes! JammieWearingFool (and what a name for a blog!) reports that: Dozens of District residents who installed solar panels on their homes under a government grant program promoting renewable energy have been told they will not be reimbursed [...]

February 28, 2011   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

We, The People.

Roger Nutt, County Council District 6, guest blogs. I have to admit, one of the ways I like to relax at the end of a long day is to climb in bed and watch some Fox News programs that I recorded earlier in the day. Needless to say, I don’t feel very relaxed when I’m [...]

February 28, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

WI GOP puts pressure on DEMs

Moe Lane clues us in on some very specific pressure. What the Senate GOP has done is: They’ve taken over the approving of time sheets and photocopier requests for staffers of AWOL Wisconsin legislators. The photocopier restrictions are particularly rigorous, given that the staffers in question will have to go get permission every time they [...]

February 28, 2011   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Dems would shoulder more blame than GOP re: shutdown

Erik Wasson reporting at The Hill notes: Twenty-nine percent of likely voters would blame Democrats for a government shutdown, compared to 23 percent who would hold Republicans responsible, according to a new poll conducted for The Hill. Republicans have a substantial edge among independents: Thirty-four percent would blame Democrats, while only 19 percent would blame [...]

February 28, 2011  Tags:   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

H. 3292 and the Viers Amendment – SC Gun Rights

Let me direct you to Talbert Black’s latest email where he details an ill-advised amendment by Rep Thad Viers to H. 3292 — “a comprehensive expansion of South Carolina’s recognition of our right to carry a weapon in self defense.” Talbert lays out the bill, the details, and the amendment, please take a look at [...]

February 28, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Precinct Reorganization and the “Punk Posse”

If you are a regular reader of SC political blogs, you may have caught this one over at Stuffed Suits: The Punk Posse Running South Carolina The blogger talks about the cesspool that SC politics has become in part due to the influence of a “punk posse” of negative campaigners, and he lays out some [...]

February 28, 2011  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Mick Zais on SCETV tonight 5 PM

This AP article at The State lets us know that State Superintendent of Education, Mick Zais: … will discuss charter schools live on South Carolina Educational Television. Superintendent Mick Zais wants to increase the number of charter schools around the state. Nearly 45 operate now. Eleven of those are in the statewide charter school district. [...]

February 27, 2011  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Update on the School Choice Bill

This is an issue that many in the Tea Party have been interested in for years, and those of us new to political activism should jump on board — it is a fiscal issue, a personal choice issue, a tax issue, a liberty issue. Here are two websites to track: The Voice for School Choice [...]

February 27, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Orphan Precincts

If you vote at any of the precincts listed below, as of Thursday, NO ONE had picked up the precinct packets. So if you would like to organize your precinct … and all that means is going to your precinct location Thursday March 3 at 7:00 PM, filling in two forms (one county delegate form, [...]

February 26, 2011  Tags:   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Tenth Amendment Center

Our friend Ramona wanted to share this link with you, so you can choose to find out more about The Tenth Amendment Center and the Nullification Tour.

February 26, 2011   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments