FreedomWorks rates Carolinas lawmakers in DC
FreedomWorks — one of the Tea Party’s vanguards — has released its latest scorecards evaluating lawmakers on how they vote in terms of the limited government agenda. Lawmakers
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Rush tries to stiffen the spines of Burr & co. on ObamaCare fight
Senator Richard Burr and other members of the GOP establishment are telling us its useless to fight the implementation of ObamaCare because Barry Obama is president, and his friends
Continue readingEllmers, Foxx, Hudson vote with Boehner (and a bunch of Dems) to preserve NSA surveillance overreach
I’m a big fan of empowering law enforcement and the military to hunt down and destroy foreign bad guys trying to do harm to innocent Americans. I’m
Continue readingLeaked email, UNC BOG nominations cause problems for NCGOP, bumps in the road for Senator-in-Waiting
For years, the UNC Board of Governors has been known as a popular destination for political cronies seeking patronage payoffs. Though, recent scandals within the university
Continue readingGreg Brannon: BOTH of NC’s senators need to join the fight to defund ObamaCare
Polling shows two-thirds to three-quarters of North Carolinians expressing serious dissatisfaction with ObamaCare. The North Carolina General Assembly has voted to refuse federal money earmarked for funding health insurance exchanges
Continue readingBurr: Resistance to ObamaCare implementation is “the dumbest idea”
From 1972 to 2002, North Carolina was represented in the US Senate by one of the nation’s most preeminent conservatives. Since 2004, we’ve been stuck with Richard Burr — a
Continue readingRenee Ellmers: hugging up tighter to the GOP’s left wing
She slipped into office in 2010 with enthusiastic Tea Party support — vanquishing Bob ” The Sidewalk Assassin” Etheridge. Lefties beat her up as a stalking horse for “tea-baggers.” But
Continue readingUS Senate 2014: Is the honeymoon OVER for Mark Harris and the Tea Party?
Well, that was quick. In late June, the Draft Mark Harris committee was touting the hiring of Tracy Bengtson — a Mecklenburg County grassroots activist who was a key
Continue readingKay Hagan: “leading” from, um, … OUTSIDE THE ROOM?
The mainstream media has been helping US Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) tout legislation she co-sponsored with fellow Democrat Jack Reed (D-RI) to freeze interest rates on student loans. A pro-union
Continue readingLegislative business? Forget that. I’ve got a Senate campaign to run!
It looks like my prediction that running for the US Senate would shove leadership of the state House into a distant second place is panning out. House Speaker Thom
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