*Surprise ! * New taxes make stuff cost more.
The mainstream media and their lefty politico allies are perpetually hollering about “fairness” in the tax code. *Those people who have accumulated all that cash need to have MORE of
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The more things “change,” the more they stay THE SAME
We’re riding out 2013’s last gasps from The Haymaker’s Watauga County outpost. I happened to catch a local news report about the Watauga board of elections’ two-front fight with the
Continue reading#NCSEN: Ted Kennedy’s BFF touts Thom Tillis
US Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has been in Washington for a looooong time. He got there before Ronald Reagan did. He started off as a good conservative, but —
Continue readingUnder the Radar (and under the rug?): The senator and the mystery of the disappearing audit
Back in January, we got a whole lot of ethics-related news regarding state Sen. Fletcher Hartsell (R-Cabarrus). Apparently, he spent $100,000 in campaign funds — in an election
Continue readingMeet the new state agency. (Same as the old scandal-plagued state agency?)
McClatchy and other mainstream media outlets blew the doors off of The NC Rural Center earlier this year — exposing all kinds of cronyism and corruption to public
Continue reading#NCSEN: Roadkill & Richard, WHO ??????
State House Speaker — and US Senate candidate — Thom Tillis has been quite talkative lately via email. He’s tackled taxes and immigration, and has now moved on
Continue reading#NCSEN Speaker Thom speaks on taxes, immigration
So far, during this primary campaign, you’ve had to (a) friend Speaker Thom on Facebook or (b) attend a high-dollar fundraiser to hear state House speaker Thom Tillis
Continue reading#NCSEN Another NCGOP establishment icon joins Theam Tillis
A North Carolinian who has held countless jobs over the decades with Democrat and Republican officials has thrown his support behind state House Speaker Thom Tillis in
Continue reading#NCSEN Former NCGOP legislator: Brannon “doesn’t like Mexicans,” we “need” Speaker Thom’s experience
I’m on several politically-flavored email lists, where political junkies bat around the issues and the inside scoop on elections. Participants include former and current elected officials, business leaders, current and
Continue reading#NCSEN: El Sr. Tillis quiere amnistía ahora
It looks as if some big donors are calling in some chits with the Tillis for Senate campaign. Speaker Thom appeared before the NC Farm Bureau Monday to urge
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