I watched these hearings for a lot of the day, and even though they didn't seem to prove the allegations with the documents and witnesses present, they did show how a junior insignificant State Representative was able to turn her elected office into an instant financial reward while giving lack luster results in return. She was unqualified to be hired at Lexington Medical at such a high salary (which might have been given to a trained professional fund raiser which she wasn't). Does anybody even remotely believe that she would have received any of these salaries if she weren't a State House Representative? And now as Governor she's already written a book (interesting to see who buys them, and how many copies), plus it seems she's willing to do anything to build towards her re-election funding. She definitely has learned how to make being an elected politician pay!

One of the most agregious things a politician of any party can do is to use their office for personel gain at the expense of the constituants they are supposed to serve...I believe the word that best expresses this is corrupt. If she put half of the time trying to improve the state as she does trying to inprove her personel financial situation we would all be in better shape.

I agree! She has a tongue of a snake. Knows how to twist words and balances the edge of the fence. She may not be found guilty of the charges. But watch out, the truth does come out. All the allegations of her sleeping around, using her position of power to gain financially. Spending all her time writing a book and endorsing canidates that would put her name out there nationally. What is she trying to do for South Carolina? Why hasn't she been seen on the White House steps pleading for the help this state and it's people need to get through this recession? Help for our seniors, schools, and the working poor. She needs to stop looking out for herself , large groups, politicians, and any one else she thinks will help her become rich and famous. But to do the job she promised the residents of South Carolina that she will do, to her best and the fullest capabilities. If she follows those guidelines, she will be a success in life, finances and will have a good name.

Typical left winger, pulling the race and sex card.

What's that? She is? Huh.

Publicly funded elections and lobby reform NOW!

Left wingers will pll any dirty trick they can think of. Her accuser claims to be a republican, but he is just another leftie, probably a plant. If you ask him if he is a republican, he will answer "yes" but I suggest he be given a lie detector test.

Rather than looking at what Gov. Haley did or didn't do when in the House, let's look at what she's done for our state as governor. Sunday's Post&Courier states "Haley Sells South Carolina." They are absolutely right. She, the SC Department of Commerce, and the SC House & Senate have sold SC out. Over a $$billion of SC state income tax was withheld from worker's paychecks and kept by corporations. All these jobs corporations are creating do not benefit, and in fact, place a burden on our state infrastructure, schools and public health & safety. No wonder all these corporations are moving to SC. We pay them to relocate and state income tax does not go to the state, it goes to the corporation. SC is number #1 in corporate welfare. We will not survive much longer with corporate welfare out of control, and our governor selling us out to corporations, and our state house and senate in a comfy relationship with corporations. Why do you think there is so much effort in keeping incumbents in and challengers off the ballot? Follow the money. Governor Haley may not be technically violating ethics, but she and the GOP are certainly selling us out and stealing our future. Why would we want jobs that don't add to our tax base & place a burden on our infrastructure, schools, and public health & safety? $233 million education bond in Berkeley County to build schools for kids who's parents' state income tax goes to corporations. How will bond be paid for? Property tax increase.

At least in South Carolina we get real jobs for our "corporate welfare" system. Unlike the non-existant "renewable energy" businesses that our current president invests in or in the Billions given to banks and GM and other companies that received almost a trillion dollars in stimulus money. Would that be considered "corporate welfare" or is that a title only given to Republican job creation programs? The truth of the matter is, our state had a chance to generate "real" jobs for unemployed people in lieu of taking state income tax payments. Would these workers agree that the state should never do with less tax money, even if it meant not having work? Your arguement is too static and does not take into account the 10's of thousands now receiving a pay check vs an unemployment check. Barbara, why is it that it is perfectly OK to expect citizens of this country and state to do with less, to have to live off unemployment checks or part time work in a bad economy but the precious government should never be cut or denied what it needs?