Book Tour Brouhaha?
There’s been all kinds of speculation about DOT secretary Tony Tata’s sudden departure from his post. Some of my well-placed folks in the capital city tell me that Tata’s split
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The economy: So, how we (really) doin’ ?
“How’m I doin’?” — campaign slogan for former NYC mayor Ed Koch _____________ It’s always good to stop, take a deep breath and assess things. If you believe the NCGOP,
Continue readingGood riddance to “Howdy”
The N&O issued a tearful goodbye this morning to the “education judge.” SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEECH! (The what?) : Superior Court Judge Howard E. Manning Jr., best known for his oversight of state
Continue readingShumaker has a dog in NCGOP’s AG primary fight
He was the top political adviser to renegade Republican legislator Richard Morgan. He ran Thom Tillis’s US Senate campaign. He’s reportedly the force behind the push for solar energy subsidies
Continue readingThe REST of the story from the W-S voting trial / media circus
The drive-bys have been awfully thorough in reporting the street theatre orchestrated by The Round Rev™ and his co-conspirator Rev. Jeremiah “G-D America” Wright outside the federal courthouse in Winston.
Continue readingA sobering look at NC’s fiscal health
The Moral Monday rabble dirtying up the streets in Winston-Salem right now likes to tell us how North Carolina is going to hell in a handbasket since the GOP took over
Continue reading#ncpol: Ethics? What’s that? (A new grocery chain? )
The cloud of ethics scandal has wafted over from Jones Street to the state board of elections. Apparently, another Republican officeholder — also an attorney — is needing a bit
Continue readingOf roaches and statist mooches
A friend of mine in the pest control business told me once about the importance of spraying a whole building evenly at one time. Spraying one section, leaving, and then
Continue readingThat 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 —
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
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