Conservatives – The Peanut Gallery

Peanut Gallery: Couldn’t be prouder of our Governor Nikki Haley and her choice of US Representative Tim Scott to replace retiring Senator Jim DeMint. South Carolina is doing its part to restore American values.
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Nikki Haley to Appoint Tim Scott to US Senate – repost from townhall.com
Guy Benson – Political Editor, Townhall.com

With Sen. Jim DeMint on his way to take the reins at the Heritage Foundation, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is charged with selecting his replacement for the next two years. According to multiple sources, her pick is Rep. Tim Scott, who will be the only African-American Republican in Congress when the new sessions gavels in:

Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina has chosen Representative Tim Scott to replace Jim DeMint in the United States Senate, according to three Republican officials. The move will make Mr. Scott the first black senator from the South since the late 19th century. The governor will make the announcement at noon at the State House in Columbia. She began informing the roster of finalists on Monday morning about her decision to go with Mr. Scott, who was the preferred candidate of many conservative leaders and groups in Washington. Speaking on condition of anonymity, three Republican officials familiar with the process confirmed to The New York Times the decision to select Mr. Scott. Aides to the governor declined to comment before the noon announcement. Ms. Haley seriously considered a number of potential contenders, particularly Jenny Sanford, the ex-wife of former Gov. Mark Sanford, who had been supportive of Ms. Haley in her race two years ago. But in choosing Mr. Scott, she selected a senator with a strong conservative voting record during his two years in Congress.

This is an excellent choice. Scott is a strong and charismatic conservative who will be a welcome addition to the upper chamber. The Left fetishizes racial politics, so it will be interesting to see how they react to Haley’s announcement. Continue reading “Making SC Proud: Nikki Haley to Appoint Tim Scott to US Senate” →

Peanut Gallery: What do you expect from the government? I expect my Social Security check every month… my pension was designed with a Social Security supplement in mind. After 40 years of contributing to both, my private pension fund is fully vested because of wise conservative managers and my social security fund is broke because of irresponsible government managers. Oh… and most of the government managers are not in the system and/or have made so much money off the government that they don’t care if social security goes broke because it won’t effect their lifestyle a bit.

This article – The Competitive Disadvantage of Principle | RedState – does not specifically address social security, but deals with middle class people who take advantage of the government social safety net and yet resent it because it compromises their principles of independence, hard work and upward mobility. More and more, middle class people are being taxed to supplement their income so that they can stay where they are.

So… that’s my question: “What do you expect from the government?” The answer is complicated….

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“We seem to be on the cusp of that in this country and the middle class realizes what is happening. The creators in the country who come up with the ideas, take the risks to capital and reputation, and possibly get ahead are more and more being labeled the bad guys. But there is more to it than that. The middle class is coming to terms with the idea that upholding its principles will put it at a competitive disadvantage and they are seething about it.”

Please clock on link for full article:

The Competitive Disadvantage of Principle | RedState.