My Great State

So it seems the treasurer of the great state of South Carolina is a degenerate speed freak. Thomas Ravenel, the up and coming politico from Charleston got caught trying to buy enough Peruvian marching powder to furnish all of Cortez's army. Only the people of South Carolina would elect a coke fiend to watch over it's money. (To the new treasurer, if your wondering where all of your office equipment is, check the local pawn shops.)

I believe the state should start mandatory quarterly drug testing for all state employees, including elected officials and any one who receives a state pension. The results of the tests should be made public along the lines of the weekly jail blotter. If a person tests positive, that person would immediately be relived of their duties as well as have any future pension payments frozen. This might even relieve some of the strain on the state pension system. You can't get a job sweeping floors these days with out being made to take a drug test why should the people who hold the highest positions in the state be any different?