By FITSNews || Does your fantasy baseball league test for banned substances?
No … not steroids, because that’s obviously not going to do anything to help a bunch of out-of-shape white boys sitting around some swanky conference room table with their laptops and fantasy draft cheat [...]
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For The Gipper's centenary next year, GE is planning a year long ad campaign celebrating his work as a corporate pitchman in the 1950s.
By FITSNews || Legendary publisher Larry Flynt takes a serious chunk out of S.C. Rep. Addison Graves “Joe” Wilson’s backside in the latest edition of Hustler magazine – a publication which we swear on a stack of Bibles we’ve never read before in our lives.
We’re [...]
By FITSNews || Sadly, this isn’t another Confederate flag poll … although something tells us “y’all” won’t be too disappointed.
Besides, we already asked our readers the whole “heritage versus hate” question and we got their response … or did we?
Wait … did we?
Actually, [...]
By FITSNews || S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell apologized to members of his bitterly-divided “Republican” Caucus on Wednesday – hours after he joined Democrats in approving language that would open the door for taxpayer-funded abortions in South Carolina in cases of rape, incest or [...]
We've got a copy of the roll call tally sheet on The Great Golf Giveaway. Still trying to get this exactly right, but it looks like 34 Democrats and 39 Republicans voted to offer the $10 million loan to a golf tournament.
When Republicans giftwrapped an issue for Democrats to [...]
The SC House of Representatives today took one of the most irresponsible actions in more than 300 years of irresponsible government in South Carolina.
By a vote of 69-43, House members protected a $10 million loan to a golf tournament slipped into the budget by the GOP-controlled Ways & Means Committee. [...]
By FITSNews || The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly voted to continue anonymously sneaking pet projects into appropriations bills and pieces of major legislation, a process known as “earmarking.” U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) had proposed a one-year moratorium on the costly practice, which was in keeping [...]
Colonel Robert Burton is running for Congress from the First Congressional District of South Carolina.
He will file his campaign papers and pay his filing fee on Thursday, March 18th at 11:00 AM. Friends and supporters are invited to join him at South Carolina Democratic Party Headquarters in Columbia for [...]
By FITSNews || Lord willin’ and the creek don’t rise (God we hate it when people say that), our remarkably handsome and diabolically-gifted founding editor will make a rare public appearance Thursday night at the Wild Hare sports cafe in downtown Columbia’s “Vista” district.
What for?
We’re certainly [...]
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham criticized Democrats for their newest strategy to pass health care reform. U.S. House Democrats could pass health care reform without a direct vote on the Senate plan. Instead, they will vote on amendments to the Senate bill and deem House approval of the other elements.
"The [...]
By FITSNews || With taxpayers placing an especially high premium on transparency these days, it’s only natural that candidates for public office at all levels of government are doing everything within their power to position themselves as “pro-sunshine.”
This is especially true in the race [...]
The S.C. House has voted 69-43 to keep a $10 million loan offer designed to protect the Heritage golf tournament in Hilton Head in the state budget.
The loan would only be tapped if tournament organizers fail to find a sponsor for next year's event. Verizon will sponsor this year's tournament.
Supporters [...]
AAA Carolinas predicts the proposed $20 million cut in state funding to the S.C. Department of Public Safety will increase road fatalities to the state.
Public Safety oversees the S.C. Highway Patrol. In a draft of the budget House lawmakers are debating, the state's Highway Patrol would have [...]
By FITSNews || Just days after reiterating his opposition to President Barack Obama’s socialized medicine proposal, uber-liberal U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (a.k.a. Gollum from Lord of the Rings) has flip-flopped and said that he will vote in favor of the bill.
The former Democratic presidential candidate [...]
Gov. Mark Sanford has issued his March Madness brackets, and according to the governor Big Government is poised to win.
Sanford has a bracket where Big Government takes out taxpayers on the federal auto bailout, bank bailout and the stimulus package. Left undetermined is whether Big Government will also beat the [...]
Gov. Mark Sanford’s “Big Government Basketball” March Madness bracket
GOVERNOR URGES ‘FULL COURT PRESS’ TO STOP HEALTH CARE BILL
While much of America (including yours truly) is going through the process of filling out their brackets for the NCAA basketball tournament, Gov. Mark Sanford was filling [...]
By FITSNews || An effort by the University of South Carolina to create a new medical school in the Upstate has lawmakers in the Lowcountry and Midlands regions of the state up in arms.
And while USC is claiming that its partnership with the Greenville Hospital [...]
Raising South Carolina taxes will be the center of the debate as the S.C. House heads into its third day discussing a proposed $5.1 billion state budget.
Lawmakers have proposed roughly 30 amendments that would increase state revenues, either by raising taxes or eliminating tax exemptions for items.
Included are numerous cigarette [...]
Romney, who ran for president in 2008 and finished fourth in the S.C. Republican primary, heads a conservative PAC called Free and Strong America that supports candidates across the nation.
Romney [...]
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President Barack Obama speaks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, March 17, 2010 (Reuters Pictures)
NRCC ASKS, ‘WHAT WOULD ROB MILLER DO?’
As the debate over socialized health care comes to a head in Washington, one of the largest special interest [...]
By FITSNews || In an effort to direct more money into classrooms and trim unnecessary bureaucratic spending, S.C. Rep. Boyd Brown (D-Fairfield) is introducing an amendment to the South Carolina budget that would prevent school districts from hiring lobbyists – or paying taxpayer-funded dues to groups [...]
“Throwing grenades is easier than catching them,” acknowledged Senator John Thune of South Dakota, a fellow member of the Republican leadership. [...] 
The Daily Caller's list of the nation's 100 most conservative counties has #41-60 today. Still not a single county from South Carolina. [...] 
In the curious logic of Vice President Cheney's Global War on Terror, discharging dozens of Arab translators from the military for being gay coexisted with trying to flip Muslim terror suspects with threats to out them. [...] 
By FITSNews || There may be a good reason why S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford has been playing both sides of a controversial $134 million “Mega Mall” incentives package for a politically-connected developer – he apparently has obligations that go both ways.
On the one hand, Sanford [...]
Deep Space Nine finally gets back to Bajoran religious intrigue. Such episodesare not generally popular, but I find the parallels to Christian church history fascinating. Establishment “education” groups are showing their real focus when it comes to lobbying at the Statehouse, and that focus is clearly the “system,” not students.
In a video put out on the SC School Boards Association website, lobbyist Scott Price urges viewers to contact their legislators in opposition to [...]
Diane Ravitch has some strong opinions about K12 public policy in the United States.
As a historian of education, an educational policy analyst, and former United States Assistant Secretary of Education, she is well-recognized for her unique perspective on K-12 education reform. [...]
If you're hanging around the Lowcountry on Sunday, March 21, here's an event you don't want to miss:
By FITSNews || A “multi-level marketing” company (a.k.a. pyramid scheme) with ties to former S.C. Secretary of State Jim Miles has been shut down by the State of Montana, according to documents obtained by FITS. In fact, according to a copy of the Montana cease [...]
Simpsonville State Representative Garry Smith (pictured with way cool Spartaburg GOP Chair LaDonna Ryggs) has been making waves during this week's budget debate, challenging House members to set priorities and make tough decisions in what is proving to be another tough budget year. According to the [...] 
COLUMBIA, SC – Tonight, Planned Parenthood Health Systems applauded the South Carolina House of Representatives for rejecting an extreme ban on abortion coverage in the state health insurance [...]
Rev. Jim Wallis, a member of President Obama's "faith council" who is described as a spiritual adviser to the president, is a socialist [...]
Rev. Jim Wallis, a member of President Obama's "faith council" who is described as a spiritual adviser to the president, is a socialist [...]
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A guy like this is worth voting for:
