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Everyone needs to understand just how joined at the hip this administration is with the mainstream media. Here’s another prime example: By now, you may have heard about crack pipes being paid for with tax dollars. This story broke on Monday and within hours, the liberal mainstream media was working overtime to discredit the report and protect the Biden administration. So let’s dive into… Read more »

Is your wallet a little lighter these days? Well, this morning’s news from the U.S. Labor Department isn’t good. January data was just released, showing the prices we pay for goods & services have risen an average of 7.5% over the last year. That’s the highest rate in the past 40 years. Groceries: up 7.4% year over year. Gasoline: up 40%. Clothing: up 5%. Used cars: up 40%. Average… Read more »

NEW INDY UPDATE: the deadline for public comments concerning the Consent Decree with New Indy has been extended 30 days, and will now close on Friday, March 11th. (See links below) The Department of Justice (DOJ) is required, by law, to thoroughly review all public comments. Meanwhile, the EPA has an obligation to work with the DOJ bring the right people to the table for that review… Read more »

Good news: data shows Omicron is fading fast. Infection rates are down sharply. Hospitalizations for Covid are also dropping. Deaths seem to have plateaued and should hopefully start falling soon. This is excellent news. It’s also great to see liberal states like Oregon, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Delaware lifting mask mandates for school children. Even California, the bastion of… Read more »

Concerning Russia’s buildup of military forces along its border with Ukraine, this is a very troubling situation. An emboldened Vladimir Putin is in no country’s best interest – not even Russia’s.   As a former (and forever) KGB agent, Putin’s motives are plentiful: Clearly he wants Russia to be the dominant power in Europe. • He likely believes Ukraine "is actually a… Read more »

Earlier today, our national debt reached the $30 trillion threshold. This is a ridiculous amount of debt, and it angers me beyond description. Liberals will say, "Well Ralph, you voted for Trump's tax cuts." As if allowing taxpayers to keep a fair amount of what they earn is somehow immoral. It’s not. These people are essentially saying, "Ralph, I think you should have voted to keep that… Read more »

For our state’s military veterans: Gov. McMaster has (once again) included in his executive budget proposal the elimination of the state tax on your military retirement pay.  Every member of South Carolina’s federal delegation is fully supportive. I was honored to spearhead and lead a joint statement on this, issued moments ago, with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. Tim Scott… Read more »

Last week, I was pleased to meet personally with the Regional Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). I also was present at the EPA's public hearing on January 25th, and had another in-person tour of the New Indy facility this past Friday. It's important to understand the EPA is primarily focused on the safety of emissions. With that said, I certainly understand… Read more »

Do you guys know how many federal agencies are STILL on hyper-sensitive lock-down mode over Covid? Where large numbers of their employees are still teleworking from home, despite being at an agency whose processes and systems were built around an office environment? Among the worst are the IRS, the Social Security Administration, and USCIS (the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services).… Read more »

On the return flight from my most recent trip to the southern border, over half the passengers were escorted onto the plane while holding cardboard signs that read, “I don’t speak English.” Do you want to guess what that was all about? Busses, trains, even taxis have been used to relocate illegal immigrants away from the southern border. So recent news that the Biden Administration has… Read more »