#NCGA: A few recommendations for our friends out there
Early voting gets started this week. We’ve got some primaries out there. We also have a lot of folks out there who are unopposed for renomination. A great way to
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#NCSEN: GOP legislator raises questions about speaker-turned-candidate Tillis
The feud between GOP state Reps. Robert Brawley and Thom Tillis is bubbling up again here late in the 2014 primary season. Brawley went public with his issues about Tillis,
Continue reading(Meet your new mailman.) The bureaucracy locks and loads.
Looking at these photos, you might think they come from the battlefront in Afghanistan. Nope. Sorry. Actually they were taken during a repo / collection action carried out by federal
Continue readingWhile NC pols pander on amnesty, NC sheriffs seek help on illegals
We’ve seen an awful lot of pandering, “re-positioning”, and all-out posterior-smooching from some Republican pols in this state trying to keep The Chamber crowd happy and the campaign contributions flowing.
Continue readingBack from VAY-CAY. Time for some election picks. First up: Moore county races.
We took time off from cyberspace to rest, relax and — of course — reflect on the great sacrifice made for us soooo many centuries ago. We’re back in
Continue readingHOT & Bothered: Virginia’s HOT lane experience offers lessons for NC
HOT lanes are a ho topic around these parts. House speaker — and US Senate candidate — Thom Tillis is foisting them on his constituents. Gov. Pat McCrory’s DOT board
Continue readingCould VA-GOP brouhaha blow back onto NCGOP?
US House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA)’s primary opponent is calling for an investigation of the Virginia GOP’s new executive director. Why? Apparently, the new ED’s consulting firm is on
Continue reading#NCGA: MORE money for public education? Try being smarter with what you’ve got.
Just try to implement some kind of frugality in public education budgets. You’ll get all kinds of teeth-gnashing, wailing and crying about starving tha lil’ chil’ren. The Round Rev and
Continue reading#NCSEN: Lil’ Jordan’s Todd Akin analogy might be hitting a little too close to home
Lil’ Jordan, US Senate candidate Thom Tillis’ diminutive sidekick, took a predictable route in defending his boss from the latest round of Democrat ads: […] Tillis’ campaign issued a response
Continue readingNC-03: Griffin goes ‘toe-to-toe’ with Laura Ingraham
A bit of advice before going on Laura Ingraham’s radio program: Put on your Big Boy / Big Girl Pants. (Laura is tough. She throws no softballs, and makes
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