That giant sucking sound? Gov. Pat’s rump being SMOOCHED.
I’ve got to hand it to Team McCrory. Their PR shop has failed miserably in dealing with the drivebys. It appears that someone in that camp has decided that —
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Ten years into 99 year deal, Cintra looking to cash out of Chicago toll deal
From our nation’s heartland comes yet one more omen about a potential future for north Mecklenburg residents in the vicinity of the proposed I-77 toll project: The Skyway concession company’s
Continue reading#ncga: House Dems loaded for bear against a, um, license plate
The moles are reporting in about the appearance of something in Jones Street’s lower chamber called the “License Plate Subcommittee.” From what I hear, this new entity will be spearheaded
Continue readingTholls: From Bad to Worse for GOPe on I-77 fiasco?
Tomorrow, dozens of players in the North Mecklenburg business community will travel to our fair capital city to make it clear they do not care for the plan to slap tolls
Continue reading#ncga: Taxing & regulating gambling?
That’s an idea that intrigues us. Taxes on gambling are paid voluntarily, as opposed to the current confiscatory practices of our state and federal revenue agencies. Doing something like this
Continue readingLake Norman chamber jumps into I-77 toll road fray
The proposal to install tolls on I-77 in northern Mecklenburg County — championed by Pat McCrory and Thom Tillis — has turned into quite a political hot potato. A
Continue reading#ncga: Fletch flounders
Politics is a lot like business in the real world. In business, people form relationships with people because they need something from them. In most cases, those relationships end when
Continue readingPedicures: For when you just can’t keep your foot out of your mouth
Pat McCrory never ceases to amaze me. I have never seen anyone in elected office work so hard to tick off each and every possible segment of his or her
Continue reading#ncga: Aaaaand Mr. Blust has the floor …
It looks like we have quite a food fight brewing among Republicans representing the Greensboro area. Check out this email sent by Rep. John Blust (R) to his colleagues in
Continue reading#ncga: Blinkin’ Chris strikes AGAIN?
I happened to stumble across a Blinkin’ Chris commentary on WRAL radio while driving around today. Of course, the blinkin’ one was in his typical ‘damn the republicans’ mode. But
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