July 30, 2009 Watchdog Group Criticizes Program For Subsidizing Religion And Failing To Boost Student Achievement Congress should reject proposed legislation that would breathe new life into Washington, D.C.’s controversial private school voucher plan, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State. U.S. Sens. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and George V. Voinovich (R-Ohio) introduced legislation today to reauthorize the federally funded D.C. program. (more)

Gov. Mark Sanford has decided yet again to vacate the state he governs, leaving its people without the top person they elected to lead. Well, I say we do something about it. I encourage each and every one fo you to donate to the South Carolina Democratic Party. Donate five dollars ($5) each day Sanford is on vacation up until November 2010. Starting this week, you have a chance to donate $5 a day to the SCDP to help elect Democratic candidates to statewide offices. Y (more)

DNC TV Ad: "No Plan At All" - 7/22/2009 (more)

Thanks to ThinkProgress.org, I'll let this speak for itself: Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) is ratcheting up his anti-Obama rhetoric. On a call with right-wing activists yesterday afternoon, he proudly proclaimed that he aims to “break” the President by defeating health reform. (more)

The closed-door meeting at the White House included U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and John Sweeney, the president of the AFL-CIO, and Andrew L. Stern, president of the giant Service Employees International Union. Union leaders also discussed a bill to make it easier to organize new members, as well as the domestic auto industry. (more)

State Sen. Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg, said he is looking at entering the race and plans to make a decision by Labor Day. "A lot of people have asked me about that, and I have responded to them that I would consider that," he said. "I've been in the process of talking to people about that, but I haven't made any decisions yet." (more)

I was reading my Sunday's Sun News paper this morning and saw the headline in the local section: Protesters vent anger at lawmakers' free spending. I literally started laughing... Loudly. Let's examine what is written, shall we? (more)

Dear Supporter of High Quality Education: Now that the State Supreme Court has settled the issue about stimulus funds for South Carolina's public schools, I would like to ask you to take a few seconds right now to ask another South Carolinian of school age and older to sign our petition at www.GetOnTheBusSC.com You can forward this message and ask a relative, friend or colleague to join us in asking for a higher standard of quality for our schools or you can suggest they use the ADD A FRIEND page. (more)

Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) recently used this talking point himself in arguing against a public option for the National Review. Yesterday, however, DeMint appeared to inadvertently offer an example that demonstrates that the notion that the public plan would drive out competition is false. (more)

Video of S.C. Gov. Sanford admitting to affair. (more)