DEMOCRAT TO FILL IN FOR HALEY FOR A FEW HOURS
South Carolinians awoke Friday morning to find a Democrat in the governor’s office of this staunchly “Republican” state for the first time in nearly a dozen years.
But it will only last for a few hours …
Lt. Gov. Yancey McGill – who “ascended” to the lieutenant governor’s position last month – took over for first-term “Republican” Nikki Haley beginning at 7:00 a.m. EDT. He will hold the position of “acting governor” for a few hours before relinquishing his authority back to Haley.
What’s going on? According to a Haley spokesperson, the governor is having surgery for “radial nerve compression” – or carpal tunnel.
McGill served for more than a quarter century in the State Senate before becoming lieutenant governor in June when “Republican” Glenn McConnell resigned the post to become president of the College of Charleston. He will hold the post until next January, when the winner of this fall’s lieutenant gubernatorial election is sworn in.
The lieutenant governor’s office in South Carolina is a part-time, largely ceremonial position that wields virtually no real power. That’s why S.C. Sen. John Courson (RINO-S.C.) resigned his powerful post as president of the S.C. Senate rather than “ascend” to the position on a short-term basis.
McGill took the job because he is an endangered white rural Democrat who was unlikely to win another term in the State Senate.
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I guess this will increase Yancey’s retirement !
‘a few hours?’ … this is a chicken shit play for attention and sympathy from Haley. What inquiring minds want to know what has she been doing to ‘require’ this surgery, and also which hand (or both)? Perhaps Sic can give us a hint (unless he wants to save this tidbit for his book).
I wonder if administering hand jobs causes carpal tunnel?
She was probably cussing Sic while under anesthesia! Or maybe moaning in remembrance……..
I didn’t know you could get carpal tunnel from stroking penis’s.
Finally, GrandTango has a Democrat governor he can blame all of SC’s woes on!
Wrong again Dumb@$$: http://scdigest.blogspot.com/2014/06/if-whole-democrat-party-was-like-yancey.html
You don’t read what you comment about? Figures.
GreenTomato, are the little spiders talking to you again – and do you listen to them?
Somebody remind me, please, with the name of the novel where the guy’s typewriter turns into a giant cockroach…..and speaks to him.
LMAO!! If ‘traitor’ Tommy had not thrown a tantrum , quit the Republican Party and been a little nicer to Nikki she may have let him be Gov. for a few hours and the old lady could be ‘first lady’ of SC while the Price is Right is on this tv morning.
Nah, Tom is too conservative for our faux conservative Governor Haley!
LOL!!! Too ‘conservative’? ‘traitor’ Tommy just came out in support of STATE SANCTIONED GAY MARRIAGE!!! :-)
Same damn position as Obama, Pelosi and every other radical leftist that seeks to destroy the sanctity of traditional marriage.
Latest FITS poll reported had him at 3%. I had him at 2%. I would say after his statement supporting gay marriage he is at 1%…and when Sheheen finally is finally asked by the DNC to get his mind right on this issue or the money will be cut off , Ervin will be left with family members only supporting him at the polls.
Ahh the local Haley Troll has crawled out from under its bridge. Boy does Erwin get on its nerves…..or its paid to comment so.
You lying socialists are so sensitive. It is okay for you to take over every article and thread on FITS with your attacks about Haley yet when somebody tells the truth about her opponents you try and shut the debate down.
Saul Alinski-muslim Obama 101.
Now back to work Clark or the boss won’t give you that bonus for the new pool this Christmas. :-)
You have just got to get use to the Dukes of Hazzard, Just being good old boys.
And your obsessive compulsive behavior over Haley is very disturbing. She is like Nancy Pelosi in Washington. ..I want show you what my Road Repair Bill unless you put me back in office. You are supporting a maniac in Haley.
Based on similar writing styles, syntax and spelling, I have come to the conclusion that Sandi Morals and Grand Tango are one in the same!
We are not however I am honored to be compared to the ‘heart and soul’ of conservatism and truth on FITS.
Me thinks you drew the comparison because Tango and I are brilliant and think outside the ‘box’ , something liberals are unable to do.
He may be the heart and soul of conservatism here, but you left out the “brains.” Ain’t much of that anywhere in the conservative movement these days.
My God, the State is truly screwed!
I cannot remember a Lt. Governor and many Governors who were really worth a Damn!
Yancy is just as incompetent as Andre Bauer (the immature child), Bob Peeler (the reprobate adulterer), Earl morris (the unethical embezzler), Ken Ard (ethics violating criminal).
Now if Haley picks the Lt. Governor candidate as a running mate, we will get much better candidates…Templeton, Kitzman, Kohler,St. Onge, etc.
Not the ‘original’ Sandi Morals. You can tell this comment is full of hate and I am full of love.
Yes I’m a modern derivation of a 60’s love child.
My crack, meth and halucinagenic mushrooms allow me to think outside the box and come up with advice and solutions, for Nikki, the rest of you can only dream about!
As of this moment I, too, am now 100% convinced that Sandi Morals and
GrandTango ARE ONE, AND THEY ARE SHARING THE SAME BODY.!!
Bi Polar with multiple personalities, all psychotic!
Which, incidentally, does remind me of this incident and the conversation went like this—
GrandTango visited his psychiatrist who greets him with a pleasant smile. “You know, Mr. Tango, in this profession one rarely uses the word ‘cure’ but after four years of therapy it is my pleasure to pronounce you one hundred percent cured!” he announced proudly.
“What’s this? Why such an unhappy face?” asked the doctor. “This is a success for me and a triumph for you – I thought you’d be thrilled!”
“Oh, it’s fine for you,” was his snappy reply, “but look at it from my point of view. For four years I have been “THE GRANDTANGO”. Now – I’m a nobody!”
That was funny.
Big question: How hung over are FITS, The State newspaper staff, and ‘Pootlian from that blow out they all no-doubt had at the Governor’s mansion? Ya’ll may not get that chance EVER again. Better party when you can. Sheheen is all over the road on gay marriage. Looks like he is toast, already.
Check it out: http://scdigest.blogspot.com/
To bad it can’t be permanent, we have had enough of the witch bilking the taxpayers and screwing the taxpayers over giving our social security numbers away.
Good point>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
But hey, it’s only been two years and you know THOROUGH investigations take time
Why ain’t Trey Gowdy on this for crying out loud????????
Being under the knife and dealing with medications is a piece of cake for this Governor! With all the decisions and non-decisions Haley has made over the last 3 plus years, I’d have thought she had been under the influence of some heavy drugs anyway.
If he had any guts he would take the opportunity to fill all those vacant boards and commissions for Hailey.
LOL-
McGill took the job because he is an endangered white rural Democrat who was unlikely to win another term in the State Senate.
Nikki Haley – Making South Carolina “First in Worst” one miserable failure at a time…
So that’s why Governot Haley was so adamant about having a Lt Governor, so she could have elective surgery! I was diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 20 years ago, but I have made adjustments without surgery or medication.