Great Scott - Gov. Haley Appoints Tim Scott to U.S. Senate

Love, love , love him.  I am so thrilled with this choice.  

Hale, Hale, to Nikki Haley

One of the messages Gov. Nikki Haley campaigned on was that while government can't do everything, they can still get things done.  She also realizes that governments shouldn't just be paying attention to larger cities and income generators, the people living in the rural areas need help too.  Well, she is putting her money where her mouth is.  She has given all the left over funds from her inauguration ($200,000) and the $550,000 advance from her upcoming book.  All profits from the book will also be given to this new foundation The Original Six.  


The foundation will be a combination of government services, faith based groups and non profits that will go out into the community to see what the real needs of the people are and address those specific needs.  Instead of the one size fits fixes that get forced upon people by government officials who really have no idea what goes on in these smaller, poorer communities.


It is high time in this country that we admit that these government programs that cost tax payers a fortune are not addressing the real needs of the people who they say they want to help.  We need to get the communities themselves involved.  Just ask the people in New Orleans that lived through the aftermath of Katrina who gave them the most help.  It was faith based groups and NGO's who did the heavy lifting.


It is very refreshing to see a politician to keep her promise and really make a difference in the lives of the people she is being paid to represent.  Gov. Haley has a promising future in the republican party.

Niiki Haley Wins the GOP Nomination in South Carolina

Nikki Haley won the runoff the GOP nomination to run for Governor in South Carolina.  This was a bare knuckled dirty campaign.  A blogger made accusations of an affair and much was made out of her conversion to Christianity 13 years ago. 

Nikki is a no nonsense conservative that could be a rising star in the GOP down the road.  She is a tea party favorite, too!!

South Carolina is a conservative leaning state, so she has a good chance of becoming the first female governor in that state.  She won the nomination with 65% of the vote.

Congrats to Nikki. 

For full coverage of the Nikki Haley saga, pop over to The Other McCain.  They have all the skinny.