NCGA short session: Taking care of (his) business?
Well, the honorables are back at it on Jones Street for the so-called “short session.” So, we thought it would be fun to check out their agenda for this week. House
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BarryO & Mel Watt: Co-pilots in our descent toward another mortgage crisis
Sometimes, we find ourselves debating whether Barry Obama is simply incompetent or willfully driving our economy into the toilet. Naming former North Carolina congressman Mel Watt as director of the
Continue reading#NCGA: The great revenue chase
John Drescher’s pet shih-tzu sat in on a legislative tax committee hearing for us yesterday. (Better him than us.) There were a few newsworthy items that came out of what
Continue reading#NCGA #NCGOP: Has the O-Care sellout begun?
A few weeks ago, a leader of congressional Republicans told us we need to get over our ObamaCare angst because that monstrosity is here to stay. We’ve received word out
Continue reading#NCGA: Lights, camera — Cronyism !!!
Um, BOHICA, We’ve got a $445 million revenue shortfall at the state level. The honorables on Jones Street are getting ready to hit us with toll roads on top of
Continue readingThe Clay & Renee Show: Don’t vote and THIS is what you get.
I want to start off with our most sincere condolences for the family of Keith Crisco. We did not personally know the gentleman from neighboring Randolph County. But some of
Continue readingWHAT is Rand Paul smoking?
Since 1968, there have been eleven elections for US president. Seven of those featured a candidate espousing a free market message beating a statist candidate. That’s 28 out of the last
Continue reading#NCGA: The weather vane strategy on govt meddling in health care
Ask any Republican legislator in Raleigh — or any Republican serving in the Congress — and they will tell you they don’t like that BAD ObamaCare and they want it
Continue reading#NCGA: They’re BAAAACK !!! (Let the scams begin!)
The so-called legislative short session kicks off on Jones Street Wednesday. The N&O has already started smooching Phil Berger’s posterior. Makes sense. He IS the BMOC now — thanks to
Continue readingEl Rushbo: News of Tea Party demise greatly exaggerated
Primary Day in North Carolina was not a great one for bona-fide conservatives. Many — including this writer — have wondered aloud since then about whether the grassroots zeal and
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