Now For November, 2010!

Tim Scott

The runoffs are over and South Carolina voters have had their say, for now. If what we have seen is a glimpse of what the general elections will look like, hold on to your hairpieces and weaves, we’re going for a hayride. Nikki Haley, a Republican, is set to be the first Indian-American governor in South Carolina. Her campaign was focused on the issues, not necessarily on answering direct questions, but overall, clean. I still find it hard evading questions on generating revenue when she can only answer what areas can be caught. We are suffering already. NO one wants to pay higher or extra taxes, but if it means getting this state back on its feet and keeping jobs, let’s get ‘er done! But she is another Sanford clone so, here’s another 2- 4 years. That’s right, I said 2 – 4 years. I expect her to run as vice-president in 2012. So her first two years will be campaigning and our state problems will not be hers. Sarah taught her well. I’m being premature, because her campaign did come with some accusations from her “opponents” that she had a couple of affairs. Sort of Sanfordesque, but this time without any evidence, apologies, or tears. Another claim was changing her religion from Sikh to Methodist to begin her run as a politician. I don’t care about the religion, I’m worried that she will bump heads with the legislators like Sanford did and the little people will be ignored, again. I am happy that the state did see that a woman and a part of the minority and is capable of doing the job. Déjà vu! The nation said that about our President and look at the polls now. Love is temporary if you can’t produce any results.

South Carolina also has a chance to send its first Black Republican to Congress since Reconstruction and the second since J. C. Watts. His name is Tim Scott. Voters want to see something different and are looking for people that will represent them in a positive way. By the way, he did beat the son of Strom Thurmond who rallied behind Scott to support him. I’m disappointed to hear folks saying that only Blacks voted for him. Get a grip folks, most blacks vote democratic and frown on Republicans. Besides, Republicans aren’t trying to court black folks, anyway. Just think about Mr. Steel, the RNC Chairman. Anyway, I doubt if Mr. Scott got over 100 votes from minorities. Did I mention that they both beat their opponents with large margins? Did I mention that Sarah supported both of them? Go figure.

And while all of these and more and things were going on, our Governor Sanford left the state without telling the Lt. Governor that he was leaving, again. The man is whipped but at least he spent Father’s Day with his children this year. Only in South Carolina can we nominate an Attorney General that is a son of the Congressman that called a President of the United States “a liar” in the hallowed chambers of Congress. Decorum and respect lost in a moment of “anger” to only be hailed as a hero by so many bigots. Shameful, but a harsh reality.