Big Barry’s pitch in Mooresville for more Internet does not compute
Yep. Big Barry’s doing it for “the children.” In politics, you could justify invading Iran by saying it’s “for the children” and you could likely get a
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Invasion of The Purple People: SEIU moves in for the kill in North Carolina
Since 2008, The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has established a reputation as Barack Obama’s shock troops — his brownshirts, his muscle. They’ve often taken to the streets to, ahem,
Continue readingNC sits on sidelines while OTHER FOLKS in OTHER STATES take ObamaCare to court
The Competitive Enterprise Institute — an excellent organization based in DC that fights the good fight for the free market — is suing on behalf of some small businesses and
Continue readingGetting filthy rich off of Uncle Sam
I realize the economy stinks. But The Wall Street Journal lets us know that NOT EVERYONE is suffering: On a bright spring morning, Debbie Driesman and
Continue readingThe congressional farm bill: growing the welfare state, passing around Pork, spreading more fertilizer
North Carolina’s senators, Kay Hagan (D) and Richard Burr (R), are teaming up to fend off purported cuts to federal subsidies for tobacco insurance.
Continue readingMcCrory, Tillis helping Raleigh ruling class screw over taxpayers on Dix deal
Governor Pat McCrory and House Speaker Thom Tillis got together today to help the partisan Democrats who run the city of Raleigh shove a knife in the backs of
Continue readingTESLA and the state of NC’s tendency to try and pick winners and losers
Tesla, the electric car manufacturer, is upset with pending legislation in the North Carolina General Assembly barring car manufacturers from selling directly to consumers. Holy hypocrisy, Batman!
Continue readingRTP-area toll road lightly used, bleeding money. State: Let’s do SOME MORE !!!
Guess what? Evidence is suggesting that toll road projects — like the one proposed for I-77 in Mecklenburg County — may not be the
Continue readingKay Hagan thinks the IRS NEEDS more power & stuff to do
In Washington, pols from both major parties are trampling each other to make it to a microphone and /or camera to denounce the Internal Revenue Service. In case you’ve been
Continue readingCongress (and some NC pols) helping the taxman sink his claws into the Internet
The Senate has passed something called “The Marketplace Fairness Act.” Sounds nice, doesn’t it? Who doesn’t like making stuff FAIR? Our Democrat senator, Ms. Hagan, and our Republican
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