Tom Davis: Taxpayers’ “Stonewall”
GIVING “THE BAYONET” TO SOUTH CAROLINA’S FAILED, CORRUPT STATUS QUO S.C. Senator You must Subscribe or log in to read the rest of this content.
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I appreciate that Davis is ostensibly “looking out for the taxpayer”. I’d prefer we not raise any taxes but we can’t handle this continued foot dragging on infrastructure anymore.
The State Senate can’t even do a filibuster right. Ol’Strom stood on the floor of the Senate for 24 hours, 18 minutes with exactly one bathroom break (provided by Barry Goldwater who wanted to get something into the Congressional Record). If you can’t fight the fight the way the rules were written, it’s time to move on.
For the record, Brigadier General Barnard Elliott Bee, Jr. died on 22 July 1861 from wounds received the day before during the First Battle of Manassas (First Battle of Bull Run). He was born in Charleston and is buried in Edgefield. There is some debate as to whether he was cursing Jackson for “…standing there like a stone wall…” or encouraging his men by the example of Jackson who was “…standing there like a stone wall…”
Bee’s forces had been fighting since the break of day in the low ground between Matthew Hill where the Union lines were arrayed and Henry House Hill where General P.G.T Beauregard’s forces were arrayed and to where he was rushing his reinforcements. Gens Bee, Bartow and Evans had led the brunt of the fighting until their units broke and retreated behind Jackson’s Brigade.
As he ran by Jackson, Bee commented to Jackson “The Enemy are driving us”. Jackson’s response was “Then sir, we will give them the bayonet”. Shortly there after Bee rallied his troops to reform their lines and get back in the fight with this now famous utterance “Form, Form, There is Jackson standing like a stone wall. Let us determine to die here, and we will conquer. Rally behind the Virginians.”
Pedantic.
If you think that was bad you ought to have to sit through one of my lectures on the battle…
Senseless.
For the record, he is buried at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Pendleton.
You are correct sir, good catch! I guess I was thinking about Ol’Strom’s final resting place.
Bee: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9504
Ol’Strom: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=thurmond&GSfn=strom&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=7623767&df=all&
“There stands Davis like a stone wall,” And he “ducked” down behind it when he voted for Toal! You have to “walk the walk” all the time Tom, not just when it suits your political ambitions.
AMEN!
Keep up the good work, Sen. Davis. Those politicians who think voters won’t notice if a dime or two is added to the cost of a gallon of gasoline need to be identified and exposed to their constituents. Every single new tax should be examined ad nauseum before it’s enacted.
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Looks like we may have one politician with the fortitude to stand by what the people who voted for him wanted. We work hard to elect good honest conservative leaders , and for a while, they stand and fight. Then we start to hear the old, Weeee trieeeed but weee just couldn’t get the votes ,couldn’t make it work, or some other lame excuse for selling out their voters. That was the thing I first liked about Cruz. He stood down the leaders of his own party. That is what we need in Washington and Columbia.
Serious question, Rogue; do you know where Katrina stands on this one?
I really haven’t talked to her about it. She was so wound up with Jeb. I will ask.
Thank you! I am curious and have this sinking feeling that I won’t be happy with the answer. Maybe there will be a pleasant surprise, though.
Believe me , I know the feeling.
According to FITs, that’s because the Democrats are really in control.
Funny, I thought the ones who were whipped into caving to the other side were the Democrats.
Thank you, Mr Davis! Please continue to fight the good fight for us on this matter.
I admire him also for the lessons that are coming from him during his time at the podium
Stonewall is a name that suits him. Honor, Duty, Truth,
He is a South Carolina hero.
Carpetbaggers are not SC heroes.
They are to fellow carpetbaggers.
“..angered virtually everyone in power in the
Palmetto State – legislative leaders, party officials, bureaucrats,
lobbyists, crony capitalists, members of the liberal mainstream media …”
Included in that group is virtually every group and individual that would derive some benefit, either in cash or satisfying their political persuasion, from the passage of the tax bill.
A large amount of money, circulating around and attended by our elected “thieves” at the State House will ensure that Senator Tom Davis’ filibuster will be defeated.
Dishonesty and greed will prevail, unfortunately.
Great, when Davis’ filibuster ends he can spend the other 360+ days not fixing our roads and bridges. Thanks Mr. Davis!
Fuck Trump’s wall.Let’s rebuild America First.Hit it,Merle Haggard:(“I don’t think he realizes he can’t just tell somebody to do something and have it done, you know. I think he’s dealing from a strange deck.”)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UodJB1tRNVE
An Engineer Explains Why Trump’s Wall Is So Implausible
http://www.nationalmemo.com/an-engineer-explains-why-trumps-wall-is-so-implausible/
Katrina Shealy will do what she always does, vote for whatever is best for Katrina. She will bargain and if she can get a better committee assignment of more awards and accolades she will vote with the special interest for new taxes.
Dumb Ass – the special interest groups are AFP “Americans for Potholes” run by the out of state big money dogs who could care less about SC and Shealy isn’t dealing with them – that’s your boy Tommy. He is playing to that audience big time! Roads will not get fixed and DOT will not get reformed – blame the Davis’s in the Senate who want even talk about reform. You must be Dave Swartz ??
I don’t know what to think about this anymore.