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There are two radical far left Democrats on the city council, Antwon Horton, who heads the DEI program at BCCC, and loud mouthed Jasmine Crockett wannabee Tyre. It would take the most radical RINO imaginable to buddy up with them, but it looks like Max Perrault is doing so. That is thumbing his nose at the voters who supported him. Is he that fickle or was he lying to everyone all the time? In the age of sail, that was called "running under false colors" when a warship flew another country's flag as a diversion from what they really were. Was Perrault always a spendthrift who masqueraded as a tax cutter? Or is he a rank opportunist putting his finger in the air to figure out which way he thinks the wind is blowing?. If he thinks the Sadler machine will help him get re-elected, he is setting himself up for a heartache. If he thinks he can vote as Tyre's little lap dog and expect conservative voters to support him again, he is also setting himself up for a heartache.

Joe Davis is not the most polished or well organized elected official, but at least he seems to follow what he promised the voters. That is what separates the politicians who are honest from the ones who are not.Perrault needs to be honest enough to vote for the positions he told the voters he held.

Commented: Thursday, April 16th, 2026 @ 3:54 pm By: Rino Hunter

Irrational observer, You are missing the point again. The cause of taxes is spending. We need to elect commissioners who do not spend money or spend it wisely.

The public wants to limit taxes. How many are saying limit services?

Commented: Thursday, April 16th, 2026 @ 3:11 pm By: Hood Richardson

Ceres, Give us some specific examples of what you have personally observed of my bad behavior?

Commented: Thursday, April 16th, 2026 @ 12:38 pm By: Hood Richardson

Wind and solar electricity means our rates will go up, as they already have thanks to Democrats and RINOs pushing this nonsense. It is the reason that wind and solar obsessed Germany pays three times the residential electric rates that we do. It is a financial disaster for ratepayers as well as an environmental disaster.

Commented: Thursday, April 16th, 2026 @ 1:12 pm By: Concerned Taxpayer

Vant Zant: 'If one cannot dazzle them with brilliance, they can always baffle them with B.S.'

In what I do (actually everything in my worklife), and what Hood does (actually everything in Hood's worklife), there are technical parameters that must be dealt with to get things done, while staying out of trouble.

In my governing work-life, since coming back on the board of county commissioners, is trying to get things done as a Real Republican, while in the minority serving against 5 Democrats from 2018 to 2022, and now against 4 Democrats since 2022 until now. Alternatively, the constant parameter that Beaufort County GOP RINOs and RINO Whisperers advocate is to provide great advantage and succour for the Democratic RINOs serving the Center-Left here in Beaufort County.

For the Democratic Socialists, they have stopped running candidates because the local GOP does that for them; a salient fact that the Beaufort County GOP refuses to recognize.

Commented: Thursday, April 16th, 2026 @ 11:58 am By: Stan Deatherage

Van Zant: of course its a ridiculous comparison. No more than me of all people (the bane of the left in Washington) being labeled a liberal by Mr. Richardson.

Commented: Thursday, April 16th, 2026 @ 10:15 am By: Rational Observer

Get real. Hood Richardson aka Hillary Clinton. LOL. Issues please.

Commented: Thursday, April 16th, 2026 @ 10:01 am By: Van Zant

Mr. Richardson: You said that some of these commentors are attacking you personally and not addressing the issues. I agree with that.

You also said, "None of you are capable of discussing the issues I have raised." I do disagree with that. I think they are not WILLING to discuss the issues you have raised.

Commented: Thursday, April 16th, 2026 @ 9:50 am By: Van Zant

Stan: What's going on in Beaufort County is pretty elementary stuff for most people paying attention. Some of the participants in this conversation are trying to confuse the folks that just don't know.

There is so much wrong with the convoluted thinking of these Garris sycophants. If not voting for tax increases is "standard fare for any conservative," then why in blue blazes do they support the Republicans that increase taxes? It's completely illogical.

What we are hearing here from these advocates of the present local Republican Party leadership is the rhetoric spilling out from their exclusive echo chamber among themselves. Behold. The public needs to see this.

These self-proclaimed "True Republicans" or "Real Republicans" claim to be promoting conservatism while doing just the opposite.

Commented: Thursday, April 16th, 2026 @ 9:31 am By: Van Zant

Van Zant: You are correct again about the RINO and RINO Whisperer element that plagues Beaufort County governments.

Commented: Thursday, April 16th, 2026 @ 8:31 am By: Stan Deatherage

Gary Ceres, Your comments all go to socialism. You just showed your liberalism

TO THE OTHER LIBERAL COMMENTS ON THIS STRING: You are attacking personality. None of you are capable of discussing the issues I have raised. This is typical Democrat strategy, to attack the messenger, not the issue.

You are supporting a lot of corruption inside the Beaufort County Republican Party.

Commented: Thursday, April 16th, 2026 @ 6:42 am By: Hood Richardson

If he's so effective, where is the Hood Richardson list of legislative acheivements? That's right ... it doesn't exist because he sucks at his job which should be advancing conservativism and not trying to simply acheive power. There is no great Richardson acheivement on regulatory reform. No Richardson ordinance protecting parental rights. There is no Richardson victory for rural healthcare or tax cuts or business incentitive program. In 30 years there's none of that. Of course he will respond with the victim mentality of "there's a center-left coalition that blocks everything." And in 30 years you couldn't be persuasive and in 30 years you couldn't advance causes? Reagan had an overwhelming Democrat House for 8 years and accomplished so much for conservativism. Trump deals with a divided Congress since he has jackasses like Thomas Massie to deal with yet is the most effective conservative in modern time. Mr. Richardson's most effective moves are multiple trips to the buffet bar when the food is free at events. At least Stan offers real resolutions and tries to work with other members to pass them. Mr. Richardson does nothing of the sort. Completely useless as a legislator. He didn't vote for tax increases ... so what? That's standard fair for any conservative. What has he successfully passed into law? It cannot be named because it doesn't exist. His toxic personality has held back advancement of conservatism for 30 years.

Commented: Thursday, April 16th, 2026 @ 12:39 am By: Gary Ceres