haley and her entourage spent at least, at least $127,000 on a trip to europe in june in search of, quote, jobs, jobs, jobs. the first place nikki haley decided to go to look for jobs for south carolinians was, of course, paris. a place that every republican knows is full of people who want to set up businesses in south carolina. perhaps the let s go looking for jobs in paris strategy explains why nikki haley s state has a higher unemployment rate than the national average, almost twofold percentage points above the national average. renee dudley s reporting details how nikki haley chose to stay in five-star hotels and run up a bar bill at the paris ritz, provoking the south carolina democratic party chairman, dick harputlian to be quoted in renee dudley s article as saying,
were snared in the scam, allegedly masterminded by russian alex simchuck. he s now believed to be in latvia. in some respects it is very creative, but it is the old story of women, sex, and liquor. reporter: john fitzgibbons is a former federal prosecutor. he says the alleged scam is ingenious because in florida, under the so-called inkeeper s law, when a bill is disputed, even if it is outrageous, the customer has to pay in full or they can be arrested. if you re a married man and now you ve got a dispute over a bar bill in miami, and the police are called or they threaten to call the police, your choices are limited. because you can either sign it sign the tab or the police get called and you could go off to jail.ç wow. all right, well, talk about life in the fast lane. how is 85 miles an hour for fast? that speed limit could be coming to a highway near you.
times. turned out he signed credit card bills totalling $43,000. in all, 88 men were snared in the scam allegedly masterminded by 43-year-old alex, in latvia. it s very creative. the old story of women, sex and liquor. reporter: john fits gibbons is the prosecutor and says it s ingenious in florida under the inn keeper s law, the customer has to painfull and can be arrested. if you re a married man and have a dispute over a bar bill in miami and police are called or threaten to call the police, your choices are limited. you can either sign the tab or the police get called and you could go off to jail. reporter: in some of the cases, the men signing those
here. you and i, we re talkers. we hear people. the easeiest thing in washington is to go get a tax cut. the hard thing is to be fiscally responsible. who are the winners? who are the losers on this deal? i d like to see them be fiscally responsible. i think the losers on this deal are the democrats. you guys on the left really wanted to see the rich pay more money. you re not getting what you wanted. let s not forget. you still have the majority. you guys lose. the republicans, they win. the american public wins. here s the deal. i work for people with more money than i have. i want a raise next year. i m not going to get it if you tax my bosses and the people who own my company more highly or you or anybody else. it doesn t benefit america to stick it to the most productive members of society. most americans see that. heidi, we ve been playing golf at the country club too long and somebody slipped out the back door and didn t pay the bar bill and we can t do this generation after
real good valentine s day, just 45 days into the year. they re making a crucial mistake here. you and i, we re talkers. we hear people. the easeiest thing in washington is to go get a tax cut. the hard thing is to be fiscally responsible. who are the winners? who are the losers on this deal? i d like to see them be fiscally responsible. i think the losers on this deal are the democrats. you guys on the left really wanted to see the rich pay fmor money. you re not getting what you wanted. let s not forget. you still have the majority. you guys lose. the republicans, they win. the american public wins. here s the deal. i work for people with more money than i have. i want a raise next year. i m not going to get it if you tax my box bosses and the peoplo own my company more highly or you or anybody else. it doesn t benefit america to stick it to the most productive members of society. most americans see that. heidi, we ve been playing golf at the country club too long and somebody sli