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The Blue Palmetto Dinner kicked of the SC Democratic Party's Dem Weekend and honored former governor and U.S. Secretary of Education Dick Riley.

The Blue Palmetto Dinner kicked of the SC Democratic Party's Dem Weekend and honored former governor and U.S. Secretary of Education Dick Riley.

Longtime SC Democratic Party icon and professor Don Fowler has died John Monk and Maayan Schechter, The State (Columbia, S.C.) Dec. 16—COLUMBIA, S.C. — Don Fowler, a longtime icon, teacher and master of South Carolina Democratic Party politics, died at his Columbia home Tuesday night. He was 85. News of his death was confirmed by state Democratic Party chairman Trav Robertson. "The Democrat's Democrat, Don Fowler passed away this evening," Robertson tweeted Tuesday night. "He was a professor, father, chair of the DNC, chair of the SCDP, campaign guru, supporter, but most o...

intear gators, cheney says it's pure politics. >> it's a political act that will do great damage long term to be able to have people take on difficult jobs and make difficult decisions about having to worry about what the next administration is going to have to say. >> cheney defended tactics. he defended the waterboarding and threats with guns and the mock executions. and ron christy is a former aide to vice president cheney and george w. bush. let me ask you, when he is defending these guys who not only followed the legal guidelines set forth by the administration and justice depar...

bob dole platly says president obama needs to be more involved in the process. here's what dole wrote. quote, health care reform is the vital issue of our tomorrow, and obama should be out front with his specific plan on this make or break issue. dole goes on to say, i hope the president has gotten some rest in the past week. i also hope he puts the final touches on his own health bill. i bet a bottle of aspirin that it would cure many of his own headaches. the white house says the president is talking to congress about what the president wants in the legislation. >> he's talked with...