Taxes & Economy

Blame greed: Has America Been Punked?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 1, 2008

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford mocks the notion that “greed” caused the financial crisis (that might have caused trouble had he been named McCain’s VP choice) and places the…

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Taxes & Economy

Sanford: “Don’t Bail Us Out”

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 30, 2008

Yesterday, the US House of Representatives invited a number of governors and mayors to parade through the halls of Congress and beg for more taxpayer money from Washington.  And then…

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Taxes & Economy

Ranking the Roads

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 4, 2008

Reason Foundation has released their annual ranking on the peformance of state highway systems. Pennsylvania ranks middle to low on most performance measures, but – this may suprise many who listen to Governor…

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Taxes & Economy

South Carolina vs. PA

  • Nathan Benefield
  • May 7, 2008

The Club For Growth has been keeping track of news on potential VP candidates, and this post on SC Mark Sanford stood out. Again, not because John McCain won’t…

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South Carolina’s Contender

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 21, 2008

The Wall Street Journal had a piece on Saturday on the the Vice-Presidential prospects of Mark Sanford. I point it out not because my phone is ringing off the…

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State Budget

Video: Jim DeMint on Earmark Moratorium

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 12, 2008

Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina gives a masterful speech on the need for earmark reform in Washington (the same could be applied to handouts in Harrisburg).

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Government Accountability

Fluid races could make Pa.’s late primary important

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 14, 2008

Peter Jackson commentary on the potential “influence” of the PA primary in April. While there has been a push to move the primary up in the calendar so that…

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Remember Mark Sanford?

  • December 23, 2005

From Paul Jacob’ Common Sense…. Former Congressman Mark Sanford is a good friend of term limits. In fact, he’s so good that a few years back he wrote a book…

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