2025 03 17 A Day in the Life (St. Patrick’s Day)

Thanks to an Angie Jones “love letter” demanding I pay for the crappy schools run by crooks in Horry County I couldn’t afford any Guinness this Patty’s Day.

Ah, the beautiful parallel between the love slave owners had for their slaves and the modern-day political landscape. Who would have thought that after fighting a war that claimed over 600,000 lives to end slavery, we’d find ourselves right back in the loving embrace of our benevolent overlords?

But this time, they’ve gotten even more creative! Instead of outright owning us, they’ve concocted a delightful array of taxes to keep us in our place. From the ever-popular “income tax” and “property tax” to the more exotic “air tax,” “living tax,” and “buying food tax,” there seems to be no limit to their ingenuity. And let’s not forget the classic “sales tax,” which gives them the opportunity to tax our money not once, not twice, but at least three times! Brilliant!

And don’t be fooled by the so-called Republicans, or as they should be more accurately called, RINOs (Republicans In Name Only). They’re just as eager to profit off your hard labor as their Demoncrat counterparts. Why let a little thing like principles get in the way of lining their pockets with your well-earned cash?

It’s truly heartwarming to see how far we’ve come since the days of slavery. Now, instead of being owned by a single master, we have the privilege of being financially drained by a whole host of them, all under the guise of “taxation.” Isn’t progress wonderful?

Slaves circa 1800s

Oh, isn’t it just wonderful how those absolute geniuses (id10Ts) keep getting re-elected after brilliantly deciding to cram thousands of homes onto a measly two-lane road? I mean, who wouldn’t love the idea of 4,000 additional vehicles clogging up the already limited space, all thanks to their exceptional family planning skills? And let’s not forget the masterminds behind the infrastructure development in Horry County, South Carolina – truly an inspiration to us all. It’s such a privilege to hand over a whopping 20% tax on every dollar spent to these intellectual giants. Honestly, how could we ever thank them enough for their invaluable contributions to society?

Ah, the joys of living in a neighborhood where the only lifeline to basic necessities like groceries, fuel, cooked food, and even places of worship is a single, narrow two-lane road! And let’s not overlook the sheer brilliance of having this vital route rely on yet another cramped two-lane roadway to connect to the main highways. Who needs efficient infrastructure when you can have an exhilarating driving experience filled with anticipation and frustration?

But wait, there’s more! These so-called “highways” are nothing more than glorified parking lots, adorned with a dazzling array of stoplights that seem to magically appear every tenth of a mile. And just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, they’re not even synchronized! Genius! Why let traffic flow smoothly during peak hours when you can create a thrilling stop-and-go adventure for everyone?

And for the cherry on top, we have the distinct honor of financing the campaigns of 13 esteemed decision-makers who generously approve these new developments. After all, why shouldn’t the builders, sellers, and financiers be rewarded with thousands of dollars to pad their re-election Golden Parachute funds? It’s not like we expect our hard-earned tax dollars to be used for trivial matters like improving the very infrastructure that keeps our community functioning. No, no, clearly, there are far more important things to prioritize – like ensuring those 13 folks can continue their reign of excellence in urban planning.

Precinct Re-Org 2019

Vote

Howdy all,

The biennial election of officers for the Horry County Republican Party is this week. It is on Thursday at 6:30pm (arrive 30 minutes early to sign-in), and for our neighborhood (Wild Wing) it is held at the Grand Strand Baptist Church beside Tanger Outlet Mall down Hwy 501 towards the beach, on the left before Hwy 31 junction.

It has been a great pleasure, most the time, to be your elected Executive Committee representative since 2009. We moved by home in 2006 from a seven-year chapter of our lives in Oro Valley, Arizona –(Tucson). While in Arizona I was a principal in a software company that provided County Governments with a revenue collection and distribution system that worked with all aspects of County government. During those years, I could not pick a party, though I voted primarily Republican in every election. We could not appear biased towards a particular party, and Arizona is a Party Registration State where you cannot vote in the primaries, or party conventions without proper registration, which is unlike South Carolina where you can vote in any primary or claim to represent any party when registering to run for office. That changed with the move back to South Carolina, finally, I could actively work for paleoconservative principals in the Republican party again.

It has been my practice to also run for State Delegate which requires up to three meetings in the State Capital and one U.S. House District “local” meeting, or more as required for the position. State Delegates are elected at the County Convention during the re-org years, so our Convention is in April, 2019. However, to attend the County Convention, there is a Party Membership Fee. This fee is not required by State Code law for the Precinct elections, only that you are a registered voter, voted Republican in the last election, and present a voter registration card at the meeting on Thursday. Bring you Driver’s License or S.C. ID Card to the meeting if you cannot find your voter registration card mailed to you “ages ago.” With a valid S.C. License, we can look up your voter registration information, but that takes a bit longer.

During my tenure, we have nominated Sen. John McCain, Gov. Mitt Romney, and Donald Trump; I only supported one – Mr. Trump. I didn’t vote to censor Sen. Lindsey Graham when Horry County ECs voted on the motion because I had not received enough replies to my inquires in Wild Wing on the matter. I personally wanted to vote to censor him; however, my respect of our republic form of government wouldn’t allow me to set personal before principle desires. Over the last three terms, I have fought hard to keep our republic representation principles alive when repeated attempts, using the County By-Laws, were presented to our party. I ran as your District 8 County Council Member in 2016, but lost to Councilman Johnny Vaught. I did win one Precinct with my door-to-door campaign that my family of four and I are proud of for those votes.

I hope you will join me and many others this Thursday to get our Horry County Republican Party back on track with representing our republican form of State and National government. See you there.

If you have any questions, then send me a tweet
@DanielSCochran or https://twitter.com/DanielSCochran .