The NC House: Seems like Old Times
Neil Simon had a pretty successful movie in the 70s by that name. It’s too bad we’re not talking about a comedy classic here. Deals being cut behind
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Drive-by state-run media, Dems bemoan “erosion of local control.” (Seriously. No foolin’.)
Yes, I had to do a double-take this morning after reading the lastest spin coming out of state-run media. Granted, the newly-empowered GOP has not done the
Continue readingMcClatchy crayonista fawns over “Big Boy” Barber’s performance art at NCGA
Attention Tea Partiers: McClatchy’s crayon corps says the aging former hippies, now suckling at the government teat from their tenured university positions, screaming and
Continue readingPhil Berger, Senate filet the state tax code, while Thom Tillis triangulates
Bill Clinton staged an incredible comeback in 1996, following the HillaryCare fiasco, by practicing triangulation — positioning himself somewhere between the liberalism of his fellow Democrats and the
Continue readingThe disappearance of Dan Forest
The 2012 election cycle didn’t offer a lot for Tea Partiers to get excited about. One candidate we could embrace was a tough-talking, passionate architect-turned-amateur-politician from Raleigh named Dan Forest.
Continue readingHeritage Action vs. Richard Burr: (Showdown at the Twitter Corral?)
That feisty bunch at Heritage Action has been shooting with both barrels at The Tar Heel State’s US Senators. Heritage Action often gets dismissed as a GOP group, but
Continue readingNAMING 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 readingIt’s not about Rs vs. Ds. It’s statism vs. freedom.
[H]ow on earth could an Obama-liberal be one of the four Republican Leaders in the State House? That’s a question longtime campaign consultant Carter Wrenn asked in a recent
Continue readingBlueprinting Mr. Stone: ”McClatchy Rob” has no shame
Democrats have been working hard to take out state Rep. Mike Stone (R-Sanford). Stone’s 2012 race was a little too close for comfort. In 2013, the Blueprint crowd has ordered
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
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