tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544217363787442756.post1846782081633744625..comments2023-06-01T10:01:35.172-04:00Comments on TPMAHOLICS: Give me that old time politicianAmikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635085661287993810noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544217363787442756.post-78382896011822698992011-04-13T23:55:12.740-04:002011-04-13T23:55:12.740-04:00There are plenty of reasons to not like Graham - i...There are plenty of reasons to not like Graham - in any elective office. Bringing projects to his state isn't really one of them. <br /><br />And at least dredging harbors can be somewhat useful. (I'm unsure of the volume of shipping Charleston handles, though any port for oceangoing vessels is a useful thing.)<br /><br />Earmarks in general I'm not so crazy about, they're too often a way to slip pet projects past any sort of scrutiny. Let's put everything aboveboard. <br /><br />I just think that any Federal money for South Carolina in particular ought to be contingent on them renouncing once and for all any Confederate history, and banishing that obscene flag for all time. It's the American equivalent of the swastika.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939468809703630844noreply@blogger.com