[Bobby Chang]

What they don't say is the liberal leadership in South Carolina elected in 1998 helped create an increased government operation which has failed miserably with higher taxes, increased government, and every liberal philosophy in the world.

The "First Steps" government programme for "increased government-run education" and a new state-run gambling entitlement have helped cause the demise of the state, and I haven't heard anyone discuss those facts.

Mark Sanford was elected because of the James Hodges administration's utter failure, and we are STILL paying for the failures of the Hodges administration.

Why aren't we hearing any discussion of how Hodges wrecked South Carolina by pushing liberal government entities which have failed miserably?

All of that has hurt the state, and I have NOT heard ANYONE discuss that fact at all.

[lelio]

Why aren't we hearing any discussion of how Hodges wrecked South Carolina by pushing liberal government entities which have failed miserably?

How much does that compare to people that will work for 15 cents an hour? Granted wacky liberal governments can severly hurt the economy, but is that true in this case?

What's going on in the north part of the state as alluded to in the article? Are there new companies hiring up there?

[mac_truck]

Why aren't we hearing any discussion of how Hodges wrecked South Carolina by pushing liberal government entities which have failed miserably?

You raise some very good points, but I'm guessing the loss of jobs (or the lack of jobs) is going to be attributed to the Bush administration regardless. I also think the future of free trade will become a campaign issue in the fall. Even more so if Edwards is on the ticket for the dems.

I do recall Hodges joining with a number of other southern governors several years ago, to lobby the administration to not expand the Vietnamese export quotas on textiles. That effort failed, and most of the Dem governors involved got voted out.