Don Fanucci on Newt vs Mitt’s Full-Contact match

I'm with Don Fanucci on this one.....\nAnd never thought I'd quote Rodney King, but: "can't we all just get along?"\nUnreal

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Farmers Market Chili Challenge

Greensboro Farmers Market Chili Challenge, 10 until noon, tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 28, at the eponymous facility on Yanceyville Street. Meat! Beans! Celebrity chefs! Press release after the jump. Cont...

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 re...

SCDP: Nikki Haley Sees Dead People

Haley and cronies busted in (another) lie about “dead” voters Weeks after the Department of Justice refused to approve South Carolina’s Voter ID law, Nikki Haley and her Repu...

First, they came for the Tweets…

I’m not usually persuaded by “slippery slope” arguments, deeming them intellectually lazy. But I have to confess to being a little bothered that Twitter is announcing it has the capa...

Gamecocks Fire Defensive Coach

University of South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier has relieved third-year assistant coach Johnson “Jeep” Hunter III of his duties. Hunter – who coached USC’s safet...

Jordan Off to Strong Fundraising Start In SC-7 Race

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tom Mitchell 619-723-0268 Wednesday January 24, 2012 Florence – Jay Jordan, Republican candidate for Congress in South Carolina’s new 7th Congressional Distr...

Ryan Payne Announces Candidacy For SC State House

Lifelong Lancaster County resident Ryan Payne announced today that he will seek the Republican nomination for South Carolina House District 44.  Payne, a Heath Springs resident, graduated in 2009 a...

Combating the myth of a monster

Combating the icon isn't easy, but friend Christina Molina is tireless when it comes to debunking the myth of Castro's executioner, whether painted on the side of a food truck, or the t-...

We Succeeded Again!

The Republican circular firing squad continues apace

I'll be publishing an essay Monday on what I've described in an email thread as "the most fucked-up Republican primary campaign of my lifetime." For the moment, though, go over t...

Warren Buffett: Leave My Secretary Alone!

He doesn’t like that people are asking just how much she’s making while he’s publicly using her as a prop to raise taxes. Apparently he’s supposed to be able to use her politic...

Short Sale Reform Is Key To Restoring Housing Market

Today’s Courier Herald Column: With the GOP Presidential campaign having an extended stay in Florida, there were brief attempts to have the candidates weigh in on the continuing housing crisis.Â...

Is Romney Cheating The American People On His Taxes?

Democrats for Equality

Okay, I was wrong. Red Tails Apparently Sucks

I’m not going to review how I’m wrong. Just go back here and read it if you’re that interested. I pretty much trust Plinkett (guy on the left) based on his past reviews and m...

Alberto and Val representing at the Hispanic Leadership Network Conference

Val and I are proud to be representing Babalú today at the Hispanic Leadership Network Conference. We are rubbing elbows with the veritable who's who of political movers and shakers and elected l...

That was fast

Apparently North Carolina has an office called "Lieutenant Governor," and apparently this job is held by a person named "Walter Dalton," and apparently this person is now running f...

Numbers Don't Lie: Obama Turning Citizens into Government Dependents

And all the while Obama continues to blame Bush for the problems his policies have caused!\n\nLiberal commenters at Mike's America did their best to try and undermine the cold hard reality presen...