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Target: Sic Willie

Target: Sic Willie

By fitsnews • on January 5, 2009

Let’s face it, people - nobody pisses off “all the right people” in this state quite like our founding editor. Powerful politicians, high society blue bloods, wealthy executives and big-time bureaucrats - all have felt the fury (and the funny) of his poison pen from

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Bobby Harrell Says “Me, Too”

Bobby Harrell Says “Me, Too”

By fitsnews • on January 5, 2009

During last week’s high stakes showdown between Gov. Mark Sanford and the S.C. Employment Security Commission (ESC), it’s no surprise that S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell was among those leading the chorus of legislative

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More “Whites Only” Trouble For SC Republicans

More “Whites Only” Trouble For SC Republicans

By fitsnews • on January 5, 2009

Just when you thought the SCGOP couldn’t get any more politically tone-deaf, it turns out their state Party Chairman and 2010 gubernatorial front-runner

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Heritage Official: Bell Hasn’t Tolled For Scarborough

Heritage Official: Bell Hasn’t Tolled For Scarborough

By fitsnews • on January 4, 2009

S.C. Rep. Wallace Scarborough’s bid to hang onto his House seat got some surprise backing this week from one of the nation’s most influential public policy research organizations. The Heritage Foundation, easily

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McMaster Frontrunner For Conservation Endorsement

McMaster Frontrunner For Conservation Endorsement

By fitsnews • on January 4, 2009

Although his outdoor experience may be confined to racing golf carts at a “whites only” country club, S.C. Attorney General Henry McMaster is nonetheless the candidate of choice for South Carolina’s environmental

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Another Soldier In The Port War

Another Soldier In The Port War

By fitsnews • on January 3, 2009

While the rest of the country’s major ports spent the decade leveraging private capital into gleaming new port facilities and expanded economic activity for their states, South Carolina chose to cling to an outdated “total

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Kelly Payne: The Next Generation Is Watching SC Politicians

Kelly Payne: The Next Generation Is Watching SC Politicians

By fitsnews • on January 2, 2009

By Kelly Payne A hallmark of a healthy system of government is the ability of elected leaders to debate issues without fear of reprisal and to work with those of divergent viewpoints for the greater good. But recent events

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