This release moved just a little while ago:
Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter asks for Advisory Opinion from House Ethics Commission on State Plane Usage
Columbia, SC – State Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D-Orangeburg) filed a letter with the House Ethics Committee on Wednesday asking for an advisory opinion on whether or not it is appropriate for a member of the South Carolina General Assembly to access the state plane to transport subcommittee witnesses, and if it is appropriate to receive compensation to provide testimony to a legislative subcommittee without registering as a lobbyist. The questions were prompted by the news of Representative Bill Chumley authorizing the use of the state plane to transport a well-known Tea Party radio host from Washington, DC for testimony in favor of the Obamacare Nullification bill…
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It’s time to get rid of the plane. I see no real need for it.
Yup. Again, Silence agrees with bud. There’s hope for bud yet.
What about the Keynesian stimulative effects of the government spending money to fly people around? This seems like it would be helpful to the economy, right?
Must agree with Bud. The plane is a flying death trap, the state needs a new Citation.
The government can spend money flying people on commercial aircraft. Seriously, it takes three hours to drive from anywhere to anywhere in this state…..otherwise, take commercial air….or rail….
This thread needs more Chumley/Chumlee:
http://bit.ly/f23aPd
http://bit.ly/ZRkXM0
Maybe the state can buy a new Boeing 787 since they are made right here in SC. Didn’t the SCHP buy some new BMW’s when they built their factory here? They could paint it up in Palmetto State livery, sort of like Austin Powers’ 747 “Shagliner” http://bit.ly/LiyAg3
Come to think of it, a “Shagliner” would work for SC governors and most other SC politicians as well.