Henry Mac continues crusade against ladies of the night

Atty. Gen. Henry McMaster has looked like he is doing a version of political island hopping on his way to announcing his gubernatorial bid. First it was the incomprehensible interstate water battle, and now it’s a one-man war on that naughty Craigslist and its assortment of women (and men, and trannies) that will, say, provide you company for a couple hundred an hour.

Never mind the legal noodle-twisting it takes to figure out how a law enforcement official, from a state a Web site is not headquartered in, can charge, indict and convict said Web site proprietor. It was unknown to us at WR that the S.C. Attorney General’s Office has international jurisdiction. Maybe he can do something about the outrageous sales tax you have to pay on everything in Europe. Because that’s bullshit, and there is no “happy ending” with a VAT.

Why does the man have to playa hate? Hey, a political consultant comes in from DC or New York or Texas, and he’s shacked up at the Clarion or the Hilton, and needs a little company. It’s not like before Operation Lost Trust, when it was no problem to arrange a college girl and a bowl of blow for a good night. So, he jumps on the complimentary wifi, goes on Craigslist, and decides he would like to meet, oh, “Brandy,” who, though her picture is blurry, promises to be “young, hot and ready.”

What else could a hack want for a couple Benjamins? And Ol’ Henry wants to take it all away.