NCGOP: tone deaf or trying to change the subject?
“It’s STILL the economy. We’re NOT stupid.” — Mitt Romney April 24, 2012 NC Senate President Phil Berger (R) trumpeted the other day that he had a “major
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Category: Economy
The Stupid Party rears its head in Raleigh
Columnist George Will coined the phrase “The Stupid Party” to refer to Republicans who run away from winning conservative principles and sign on to more of the same ruling class,
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Charlotte’s economic troubles pile up
The Queen City will be playing a key role in North Carolina politics this year. Pat McCrory, Charlotte’s former, mayor is the leading GOP contender for governor of North Carolina.
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GOP candidate for NC Senate in Guilford picks up the tab for strapped drivers
Trudy Wade, a Republican member of the Greensboro City Council, is running to represent the Greensboro area in the NCGA’s upper chamber. She and her volunteers sponsored and manned
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Paying for them to do NOTHING
We, the beleaguered taxpayers of North Carolina, are being told that we will finance a “special session” of the General Assembly where ABSOLUTELY NOTHING will be
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Remedial education for NC high school graduates on the rise
The Democrats WANT to talk about education this campaign season. They’ve dominated state government for decades. They’ve thrown tons of money at our public schools. How’s
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A lesson for Pinehurst government in Raleigh
The Village of Pinehurst government is aggressively promoting the idea of downtown revitalization. They’ve paid for a study of the idea of building a performing arts center. They’ve obtained
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The NCGA GOP spending machine keeps rolling on ….
We’re being told that those mean ol’ legislative Republicans on Jones Street are trying to bleed public education dry. Au Contraire, mes amis. Check out this
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SEANC: Democrat Party mouthpiece
I’ve been getting some — ahem — “love letters” from people defending the State Employees Association of North Carolina from my insinuations that the group is little more than a
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Arguing with idiots: Gas Prices Edition
(Apologies to Glenn Beck for lifting the title of his GREAT book.) The next time some Obama-voting granola rants about how the high prices at the pump are GEORGE W.
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