"Leaders of South Carolina have to decide what's important to us: attracting companies or flying a Confederate flag at the Capitol," he said. NO. The leaders of SC have to decide what's important to them: attracting companies, tourists, and dollars that will help the citizens they are elected to serve or succumbing to the racial bombthrowers of the NAACP.
Indeed, despite 9 / 11's negative impact on tourism nationwide & worldwide, it's reportedly booming in South Carolina.