A Carolina horror story: re-aligning the SBI
I don’t understand what has people — who don’t have a political allegiance aligned with that of Attorney General Roy Cooper — all shaken up about realigning the SBI into
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NAMING NAMES: national gambling scandal $$$$ lined a lot of pockets in both parties on Jones Street
The North Carolina state board of elections is calling for a probe into campaign contributions made by an indicted Oklahoma businessman and his wife to Gov. Pat McCrory and scores
Continue readingHere are my United Federation of Planets credentials. Can I vote NOW?
Thom Tillis and his team in the state House have pushed through a voter ID bill, but Jay DeLancey is NOT IMPRESSED: First, security. The
Continue readingLefty contortions and flip-flops on background checks
OK, let’s get this straight. Big Barry wants tighter background checks on gun purchasers in order to “make it a little harder for our kids to get gunned down.” Lefties
Continue readingWhile the MSM chortles & Comedy Central guffaws, here’s an interesting take on the whole official ‘state religion’ thing
Two Rowan County Republican legislators stirred up a national controversy introducing a resolution called “The Defense of Religion Act.” The resolution, which suggested that local governments could establish an official
Continue readingCampaign 2014: Here come the judges!
North Carolina saw a more aggressive than usual Supreme Court election in 2012 with the reelection of Justice Paul Newby(R). Well-placed sources tell me that jockeying for the 2014
Continue readingMcClatchy + PFAW: Making you Vote where you claim residency, pay taxes = Tax Increase
The Crayon Corps in the newsroom at The McClatchy School of Creative Writing’s Raleigh Campus never ceases to amaze me. The good soldiers
Continue readingThe VOTER ID saga: House goes wobbly while Senate doubles down
I don’t understand. North Carolinians OVERWHELMINGLY approve of requiring photo ID in order to cast a vote in the state’s elections. Yet, the “conservative revolution” — at
Continue readingDid Thom Tillis torpedo bid by Justice Newby’s relative to join UNC BOG?
I had a rather interesting conversation today with a fellow who has a LONG track record of influence in North Carolina Republican politics. He says Wake County conservative leaders
Continue readingKudos to McCrory for shunning identity politics
There are quite a few cases where the new GOP administration in Raleigh has given me heartburn. But the fact that they are standing strong against the lefties and their
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