In a recent story on WIS-TV, Kara Gormley asks:

Both the House and Senate have their own ethics committees; raising the question. “Are the legislators who use the plane willing to investigate themselves and expose any wrong doing?

Well, yes. Here’s my use of state aircraft. On Thursday morning, June 8 2006, I accompanied the Governor and a staff member from Columbia to Myrtle Beach.

The purpose of the flight was for him to sign S. 1267 “Jessica’s Law” at the Children’s Recovery Center. I was invited because I authored the death penalty provision for child rapists.

We then flew to Charleston. He went to an announcement. I hitched a ride by car back to Columbia with a friend.

The plane we flew on was an older plane owned by DNR (Department of Natural Resources). I was told the Governor chooses to fly this plane quite often since it was much cheaper to operate.

This is from fellow conservative, Sen. Tom Davis (R-Beaufort).

I rode to DC with my constituents because I believe our federal government has embarked upon a course of action that is deforming the relationship between Americans and their government.
There is hope; no need to throw in the towel just yet. As Adam Smith said, “there is a lot of ruin in a nation,” and a country has to travel long and hard in the wrong direction before the damage becomes irreversible. But too many people fail to even realize we have taken a wrong turn.
Our elected officials have failed us, and there’s plenty of blame to go around. I am angry not just with the current administration and governing parties in Congress, but also with Republican leaders who have in recent years voted for massive new entitlements. That said, however, the Obama Administration has certainly stomped on the accelerator.
If you share my concerns, or if you simply like participating in lively political debates, I invite you to become a “friend” of my Facebook page, where I periodically post stories of interest (well, at least of interest to me!). You can also follow me on Twitter.
Tom

I just figured out how to connect to the internet by “tethering” with your blackberry storm. There’s a few required steps:

-On the phone, turn on the Bluetooth, add device in “listening” mode.

-On mac, open the Bluetooth Preference, select “Setup New Device”. You’ll be given a passcd

-Advanced options:

phone Vendor: other

check “enable error connection

dial mode “Ignore dial tone”

“ppp” tab check everything except “prompt for password after dialing”

Click “ok” then when box closes click “apply”

Username: your phone number@vzw3g.com

Password: vzw

Phone Number: #777

click connect

You need to have the “tethering” feature on your account. Also, if you don’t have unlimited data, you need to be careful on who much time you spend on the web or you may get a charge on your bill.

I’m a Republican from SCGOP on Vimeo.

by: steamroller

How can we identify those who have deemed themselves ‘Supreme Leaders of Humanity’ Below are traits of those who consider themselves ELITES

*Superiority rooted in Pride.

*Disdain for human society- putting themselves first.

*Unearned and not bestowed or given.

*Self-appointed and self-aggrandized.

*Narcissistic Self-worship.

*Not promoted on merit or prevailing by competing.

*Strong need to control, rule, and dominate.

*Ideas and achievements of others are irrelevant because they do originate from elites.

*Envision themselves as Supreme Leaders of Humanity.

*Restricting freedom and privileges in a society to a tiny, favored group, with the sense of entitlement due to their perceived superiority.

*Practice discrimination by awarding themselves privileges at the expense of others.

*Personal achievement is not essential to elites, it is self-endowed without effort.

*Generally out of touch with reality by self-insulation and isolationism.

*All decisions should be made according to the interests or ideas of elites.

*The hopes and needs of the widest population are innately inferior.

*Populist, free democracy is the lowest form of government to elitists.

*Arrogance isn’t smug enough for anyone burdened with being inherently superior.

*Elites use pseudo-intellectualism and over-complication of problems to protect their position,

measures which a true intellectual would avoid.

*Elitism is pyramidal, not polycentric and is a closed circle which is self-organizing and

self-validating while drawing upon the resources of others.

*Political elites have for decades held the trust of millions of Americans while simultaneously swindling them.