Kevin McCarthy? Seriously?
We’re seeing all kinds of trial balloons about the rebels seeking to oust John Boehner reportedly warming to the idea of Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Seriously? As Majority Leader, McCarthy (R-CA)
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#NCSEN: Two choices NOT NAMED Richard Burr
Former judge Paul Wright, who has run unsuccessfully for governor and Congress, has announced he will be challenge incumbent Republican Richard Burr for renomination in 2016. Now, we have another
Continue readingNC-02: And THEN there were four …
The GOP primary for the Second congressional district is looking to get even more crowded. The political class is abuzz with the prospect of a new high-profile entry into the
Continue reading#NCSEN: If it looks like amnesthy, and it says ‘hola’ like amnesthy …
*The smartest man to EVER represent North Carolina in the U.S. Senate*™ took a few moments to sit down recently with the fawning stenographers at Charlotte Business Journal. In the
Continue readingMcConnell: Planned Parenthood defund effort ‘exercise in futility’
Yep. That’s the POV of our,um, *fearless* leader in the latest POS-tico: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in an interview Friday he will back a plan to fund the
Continue reading#NC-02: The three faces of Renee
There’s a classic book and a movie out there called ‘The Three Faces of Eve’ — focusing on a woman’s multiple personalities. Here in the second congressional district, we’re ‘blessed’
Continue readingCharlotte tholl road deal unraveling?
We’ve been following the drama around the plan to toll drivers on a stretch North Mecklenburg’s I-77 since Senator Thom was merely Speaker Thom. It’s been amazing. Despite the tremendous
Continue readingThe GOPe slaps back at Mark Meadows
[Editor’s Note: Those of you who had hoped I had been spirited away by black helicopters never to be seen again, or had died in a fiery, explosive car wreck
Continue reading#NC-09: Primary challenge or a HINT from the establishment?
A guy named George Rouco is turning heads and being heralded as a “primary challenger” to incumbent Charlotte-area congressman Robert Pittenger (R). But my sources in that part of the
Continue reading#NCSEN: Susie, we’re not in Kan — er, Raleigh anymore.
Susan Tillis – Whife of Thom — got a little publicity a few days back for criticizing (via Facebook) North Carolina House leaders’ strategy in the budget reconciliation process. Her
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