Archive for January, 2012

Susan G. Komen halts partnership with Planned Parenthood

This is good news. It always made me sad … and MAD … that Susan G. Koman for Cure had financial dealings with Planned Parenthood. Especially considering the research that ties increased risk of breast cancer to abortion. From an AP article by David Crary: The nation’s leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the [...]

January 31, 2012  Tags: ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Citizens’ Academy

Friday is the deadline to sign up, click here for details.

January 30, 2012   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Loftis testifies before Senate Finance Retirement Subcommittee

Enclosed is a background piece from today’s Wall Street Journal highlighting State Treasurer Curtis Loftis’ concerns about South Carolina’s $26 billion dollar pension fund and its high reliance on alternative investments in addition to investment fees which have skyrocketed in the past few years. Tomorrow at 3 p.m., The Treasurer will be giving in-depth testimony [...]

January 30, 2012  Tags: ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Eric Holder was informed of border agent’s death immediately

Every friday night for the past month the DOJ has been doing a “document dump” … responding to inquiries on Fast and Furious. Friday is the designated day because traditionally, Friday night news is “old news” by the time people begin turning back in on Monday morning. Thanks to social media that is no longer [...]

January 29, 2012  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Jim DeMint on National School Choice Week

Here are some of Senator DeMint’s remarks at a Heritage Foundation event: Yesterday, Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) spoke at The Heritage Foundation as part of National School Choice Week and to mark the release of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) Report Card on American Education. The report ranks America’s K-12 schools in terms of [...]

January 29, 2012   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

North Area Precinct Meeting

Kathy Behlert has spearheaded a number of great grassroots efforts this year, she’s worked on school board and precinct issues, which are key to us bringing good governance to Spartanburg at all levels. Kathy is facilitating precinct meetings, combined meetings in the “North Area” of Spartanburg, but anyone can attend. Please join your fellow concerned [...]

January 29, 2012   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Our School Choice Rally at Cleveland Park Thursday!

So exciting to be able to participate (although a few days late) in School Choice Week right here in Spartanburg! Click here to RSVP for our event Thursday. This week SC Congressman Jeff Duncan stood in the House to applaud school choice saying it was a “common sense movement … to give parents the power [...]

January 29, 2012  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Gov Haley … will you defend South Carolina against John McCain’s smears?

Erin McPike at Real Clear Politics reports on recent comments from Romney endorser John McCain: John McCain has become Mitt Romney’s biggest advocate in this critical early primary state, one that made his own GOP presidential nomination inevitable four years ago. In an interview with RealClearPolitics after a town-hall meeting with about 100 seniors here, [...]

January 28, 2012  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Stop Murtha Ship

I remember this. Do you remember this? Jim Hoft at GatewayPundit reports: Earlier this week the 8th and final Haditha Marine was exonerated. “Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich agreed to plead guilty Monday to one count of negligent dereliction of duty, ending his trial on manslaughter and related charges for his role in the deaths [...]

January 27, 2012  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Update on Budget and Control Board

HOW LONG SOUTH CAROLINA? HOW LONG MUST WE TOIL UNDER THIS BURDEN? (that sounds poetic and familiar) Erik K Ward reporting at The Nerve brings us this update: On Tuesday, the Senate plans to resume debating a bill that would abolish the Budget and Control Board (BCB) and create an executive branch Department of Administration [...]

January 27, 2012  Tags:   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments