#ncga: The mushroom treatment
There’s some serious grumbling coming from the House Republican caucus on Jones Street. Their chamber is currently involved in negotiations to reconcile the budgetary differences it has with the General
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NC RINOs stampede to “JEB!”
If you had any doubt that JEB!™ Bush was the GOPe’s man, look no further than the membership of his newly-announced steering committee: […] Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is
Continue reading#ncga: Senators slam drive-by, Dem spin on alleged harm to schools by budget delay
Blinkin’ Chris and his unruly mob have been on a tear telling us how the children will all get dumb and fail in life because legislators have not coughed up
Continue reading#ncga: Burning the late-night oil while Ol’ Nelson sits in the corner
The N&O is hailing state Rep. Nelson Dollar’s obstruction on the state budget as a heroic piece of leadership. I talked with one of his House colleagues who sees things
Continue readingRob Christensen: Still making a mess after ALL THESE YEARS.
His employer’s stock is hovering around “junk” territory. (A lot of folks have been laid off in McClatchy newsrooms. But ROB is STILL THERE.) Rob has something in common
Continue reading2015: The Year of The Woman. (And her name is Ashley Madison.)
If you’ve ever watched any late-night TV, you’ve seen the ads for the Ashley Madison web site. It facilitates adultery. It’s kind of a Match.com or JDate for married people.
Continue reading#ncga: *YOU-KNOW-WHAT* runs downhill …
The GOP-run state Senate is running like a finely tuned machine. They are churning out conservative legislation left-and-right. The House? It’s a soap opera. It’s a mess. And by all
Continue reading#ncgop: Like Hall & Oates sang — ‘She’s Gone.’
She’s gone, she’s gone Oh, why Oh, why I better learn how to face it She’s gone, she’s gone Oh, why Oh, why I’d pay the devil to replace her
Continue reading#ncgop: search committee formed for ED post. (crickets re: Laster)
Last month, we had quite a hubbub in a closed NCGOP central committee meeting about the decision to hire solar industry lobbyist Kristen Laster as the party’s new finance director.
Continue readingCough up some more money or, um, um — YOUR BABIES WILL DIE !!! (Yeah. That’s it.)
Just when I think the NC Chamber can’t sink any lower, they DO. You expect a meme like ”Spend more government money or the babies will die” or ”Don’t cut
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