Palmetto politics make state hard to love

So let's pretend for a second. Go back to 1861, when Confederate forces fired on the Union base at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. As you know, those became the first shots of the Civil War.

Let's say, though, that the Union replied by drawing a line around South Carolina and saying: We'll fight for the rest of the South, but, boys, you can have this part.

The question is this: Would South Carolina politics be any nuttier than it is now?

You should know that the person who came up with this idea is my editor, who has lived in the Palmetto State for many years. I've lived in South Carolina myself - two different times - and I've got kinfolk around the state. I love the place. But man, sometimes it makes itself hard to love.


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so we got that goin for us.

In '85-'86 I lived in Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head. One of the enduring memories I have is getting my first motorcycle. There was no riding test nor helmet law. I just took a written test, lit the tailpipe, and off I went. I damn near rode the bike into the swamp on the way home.

That initial bike experience was something like my first open-water dive. If I'd known the dangers I later learned from a certification class I wouldn't have blithely hoped off that Bahamian boat.

:crazy:

Moved him down to Florida.

So, now SC has one less right-wing nut. Florida adds one.