TweetJust got this release from Sue Rex on behalf of the news SC American Party: To: All interested individuals in the American Party of SC from Sue Rex So much continues to develop with the American Party every day! Jim and Oscar continue to work hard informing the public about the Party and about […]
TweetFirst, some news I found particularly welcome: The name that Jim Rex and Oscar Lovelace have proposed for their new political party, which had its initial public meeting today in the Tapps building downtown, is negotiable, or as one of them said, a “first draft.” Good, thing, too. Not only does “Free Citizens Party” sound […]
TweetCan’t believe I forgot to post this earlier; I had meant to give everyone advanced notice. Oh well. About a year ago, I was at an event at the convention center — a luncheon or banquet; I forget the occasion — and Oscar Lovelace, leaving early, paused by my table to tell me that he […]
Tweet At Rotary today, Kathryn Fenner gave me the above bracelet, a souvenir from her visit to the Land of the Midnight Sun. She said it represented “the Norwegian UnParty.” Naturally curious, I went to the website, and at first found absolutely nothing to argue with. On account of it being in, you know, Norwegian. […]
TweetAs I mentioned back here, sometimes I call the UnParty the Energy Party (depending on the subject at hand), and once or twice I’ve referred to the Grownup Party. That kicked off a discussion that I think has a certain relevance to some of the philosophical friction that vexes us these days. Here’s the discussion: […]
TweetSo far, at least. I just started paying attention. But it won’t surprise me if this remains the most interesting. I didn’t take an interest in this one until I saw Sen. Dick Harpootlian lashing out at Rep Russell Ott last week, and realized these two very different Democrats would be facing each other in […]
TweetOur own Karen Pearson said some very true things in this comment: I’m all for keeping “parties ” out of it. We’re far too far along the way of voting for party instead of person. The candidates are forced to go farther and farther left or right in order to win a prime spot in […]
TweetThere’s something odd about that headline, isn’t there? One shouldn’t have to make such a case, seeing as how “conservative” and “conservation” derive from the same root. But our modern politics are sufficiently strange that the case must be made — and increasingly, more conservatives are prepared to make it. They did so this morning over […]
TweetAs I’ve said over and over, it is critically important that we don’t let our guard down and “get used to” Donald J. Trump being president of the United States. This situation is not normal, and we must not for a moment act as though it is. We must remember that for 240 years this country […]
Tweet For some reason, when someone links to my blog, it sometimes shows up as a comment awaiting my approval. I don’t know why. Anyway, that happened today, and it led to a response from me, so I thought I’d share it. I was being quoted in the context of a much longer post. Actually, […]
TweetThe “Black Lives Matter” movement has sort of been hovering out there, an amorphous thing that no one seems entirely comfortable with. Not Republican presidential candidates, certainly (some less than others). But not their Democratic counterparts, either. And our governor is pretty adamant in her disapproval. Conservatives are uncomfortable with it, and some liberals seem […]
TweetBack on my post last night expressing horror at the number of South Carolinians (49 percent!) who voted straight-party on Tuesday, Lynn T. posted this thoughtful comment, to which I responded, and I thought the exchange was worth its own post. Lynn’s comment: The parties have successfully sold the idea that they stand for a […]
TweetThis release came over the transom last night: Sheheen Campaign Launches “Doctors for Sheheen” Doctors want an honest leader like Vincent Sheheen who puts South Carolinians ahead of personal political gain Camden, SC – Today, Sheheen for South Carolina launched “Doctors for Sheheen,” a grassroots effort uniting Democratic and Republican doctors and medical professionals from […]
Tweet I ran by the SC State Election Commission today to catch Thomas Ravenel delivering his petitions in a bid to get onto the ballot to run as an independent for Lindsey Graham’s U.S. Senate seat. It was a bit of a muddle, based on what I saw and what I heard. I missed the […]
TweetStill catching up on stuff I saw over the long weekend, and was too lazy to comment on then. Did you take note of Thomas Ravenel’s formal announcement of his independent candidacy for U.S. Senate? Here it is: THOMAS RAVENEL ANNOUNCES U.S. SENATE CANDIDACY “Southern Charm” Star To Challenge Two-Party Status Quo in South Carolina […]
TweetAlternate headline: “Benghazi! Benghazi! Benghazi! Benghazi! Benghazi!” You’ve no doubt seen the news by now that 4th District Congressman Trey Gowdy (you know him — he’s the guy who defeated Bob Inglis because Inglis, of all people, wasn’t “conservative” enough in the Tea Party year) will pitch for the GOP in the big game — that is, he’ll chair […]
TweetSpeaking of people who sort of seem like they’re running for higher office, here’s the latest missive from Mia McLeod: Well…ladies & gentlemen, it’s time to “weigh-in.” And unlike her Republican counterparts in New Jersey, Florida, Arizona, Nevada, Ohio, New Mexico, North Dakota and Michigan, your Governor is once again “flexing” her Tea Party muscles […]
TweetOn a previous thread about the Second Amendment, I promised to comment further on the notion that the Framers had of a militia made up of a well-armed citizenry. I got to thinking about it because of this column in The Wall Street Journal on Friday. It’s purpose was to argue, on that conflict’s bicentennial, […]
TweetThat picture of cops lined up in front of the Five Points fountain, which you see as the new header on my main page, was the backdrop for the news conference that Mayor Steve Benjamin and Police Chief Randy Scott held this afternoon to address violence in the neighborhood. The headline, which news outlets Tweeted […]
Tweet Back when he was elected governor in 2002, Mark Sanford was an outlier in the Republican Party. He called himself a “conservative,” but his words and actions in his first months in office made it increasingly clear that he was not that at all, but was a rather extreme libertarian — which is to […]