“Instead of sitting on the sidelines and providing false information to the public through social media, Gov. Haley should show true leadership and actively engage with the Senate rather than blaming the House for the Senate’s ineffectiveness.”
— House Speaker Jay Lucas after criticism by Gov. Nikki Haley that blamed lawmakers for failing to pass a budget by July 1. More.
Day of reckoning on guns is ahead
“Now is the time for mourning and for healing. But let’s be clear. At some point, we as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency.”
— President Barack Obama on Thursday, reacting to the news of the shooting at Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church. Full text of Obama’s remarks.
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