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Alvin Greene Indicted But Still In The Race
By Carole on Aug 13, 2010 | 1 comment »
It's official. The 32-year-old unemployed man representing the Democratic Party in South Carolina's US Senate race has been indicted. Alvin Greene, who won his party's primary in June to the surprise of...well...everyone, was indicted today on two charges including a felony charge of showing pornography to a teenage student.
What We Can Learn From Alvin Greene
By Carole on Jul 18, 2010 | Comment »
Alvin Greene; the young, virtually unknown Democratic candidate for the United States Senate from South Carolina, made his first major public speech today. Initial news reports don't include any silly ideas or other gaffes that many expected from the political newcomer. In fact, he seems to be following the highly lauded campaign strategies of our current president - attack your would-be predecessor in front of a friendly crowd and make vague promises you have no idea how to keep.
Greene Financial Investigation Ends Without Charges
By Carole on Jul 10, 2010 | Comment »
The official investigation into how Alvin Greene, the Democratic Senate Candidate from South Carolina, came up with the $10,440 needed to get on the primary ballot has ended with the announcement that charges will not be filed. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) had been investigating where the money came from in light of the fact that Mr. Greene could not afford a lawyer when facing criminal obscenity charges last year but concluded "there is no evidence of wrongdoing, criminal intent or deception to the court when Greene applied for a public defender."
Ketner Won't Oppose Greene In South Carolina
By Carole on Jul 5, 2010 | Comment »
South Carolina Democrats' latest attempt to undermine their own primary winner has fizzled before it ever really got going. Just a week after 32 year old, unemployed and politically unknown Alvin Greene won the party's nomination to challenge incumbent Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) in November; supporters of Democrat Linda Ketner began mounting an effort to get her name on the ballot as an Independent. Today that effort ended.
Graham Claims Tea Party Is Unsustainable
By Carole on Jul 1, 2010 | Comment »
In a recent interview, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) declared that the Tea Party movement is unsustainable and will eventually "die out." What the senator fails to realize (or at least won't admit publicly) is that successful grassroots efforts such as the Tea Party movement end when their goal has been achieved and it is the political careers of so-called moderate Republicans such as Senator Graham that are unsustainable.
