National Journal: Scott, Gowdy are SC’s most conservative in U.S. House, DeMint ranks 10th in Senate
If you check National Journal’s conservative effectiveness rankings for the U.S. House, you will find The Palmetto State’s most right-leaning legislators tying for 80th place out of 435. Republicans Trey Gowdy and Tim Scott each earned scores of 66 on economic issues, 83 on…
National Journal: Ellmers is NC’s most conservative Member of Congress
National Journal, the non-partisan national publication dedicated to daily coverage of the U.S. Congress, has released its annual ideological rankings of Members of Congress. It appears that the Tar Heel State’s newest Member of Congress, Renee Ellmers (R-2nd) has shot to the top of…
America’s per capita government debt worse than that of Greece
U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) has released some research showing that America’s per capita government debt is WORSE than that of Greece. We’re even worse off than those other European economic nightmares, Ireland and Spain. If you’ve been following the news, you know that…
BarryO: High gas prices STILL the fault of Republicans
When Barry was running in 2008 against Grandpa John “You kids get off my lawn” McCain, he told us we could weather the high gas prices with tuneups, regular oil changes, and keeping your tires properly inflated. Well — I’ve been doing all…
Stupid IS as Stupid DOES …
The Wake County GOP chairman’s description of Boss Bev as ‘dumb’, and Pat McCrory’s subsequent tossing of said chairman under the bus for said comment, has received some national attention thanks to a Daily Caller column by…
Renee Ellmers: throwing the Tea Party under the bus, mastering the art of DC double-talk
You need radar to track the movement of Renee Ellmers’s positions on the issues. Elected in 2010 as a grassroots Tea Party populist, the 2nd district Republican congresswoman has spent most of her first term at the right hand of House…
Have you seen THIS man?
THIS is our lieutenant governor — Walter Dalton. He wants to replace Bev in that big beautiful house on Blount Street. Dalton HAS been one of the most low-key top dogs in Raleigh in decades. A Democrat friend of…
NCGOP campaign operatives bring back memories of 2008 GOP disasters
We’ve got a historic chance to retake the governor’s office in 2012. The NCGOP is staffing its command center with folks tied to some forgettable campaigns. Take Pat McCrory’s gubernatorial campaign, for instance: The former executive director of the N.C….
A lesson from Hoke County’s NUGGET-gate ?
Outrage and disbelief erupted nationally last week over reports that government inspectors have been inspecting pre-schooler lunches. West Hoke Elementary School –with such poor academic performance that teachers are being bussed in for special after-school tutoring sessions — made national news when it was revealed…
Pat must apologize, but Barry does not
The N&O and its fellow MSM goons are beating GOP gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory over the head for comments made by a prominent GOP official: The leader of the Republican Party in North Carolina’s second largest county on Friday stood…
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