#ncga: The Edgar Starnes affair
I’ve been hearing some grumbling about former House majority leader Edgar Starnes’s (R) decision to give up his House seat and skedaddle over to state treasurer Janet Cowell’s (D) team.
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Two years later: STILL no conclusion on probe of Sen. Hartsell
The GOP-controlled state board of elections just can’t seem to find time to get to the bottom of nominal-GOP state senator Fletcher Hartsell’s campaign spending issues. We’ve officially passed the
Continue readingLefties keep beating anti-police drum ON OUR DIME
You would think — in the wake of the murders of those NYPD officers and the attempted murder of that Durham cop — leftists would tone down their anti-police rhetoric.
Continue readingEllmers says NO to deporting illegals who molest kids, beat their spouses
I know, it’s baffling. Just when I think she can’t get any more outrageous, she comes through. Renee Ellmers, the 2nd district representative to the US House, was the only
Continue readingWatch Your Wallet: Gas Tax Fever is going around
As gas prices start creeping back down to more sane levels, people are buying more gas and doing more driving. That phenomenon has inspired “honorables” on both sides of the
Continue readingThe Dorothea Dix debacle
Gov. Pat McCrory has announced a deal to sell the former Dorothea Dix hospital property to the City of Raleigh. The $52 million deal — if finalized — would transform
Continue readingPaul Tine: STILL registered Democrat
There was a big hulaballoo about a Democrat legislator from Dare County leaving his party to register unaffiliated. On January 9, Paul Tine was admitted to the House GOP
Continue reading#ncga: Look who’s back in town!
They’re already making a mess in DC. And just as we’re coming down from the trauma of THEIR return, the Raleigh crowd is deciding to put in an appearance at
Continue readingDC Republicans keep the bailout gravy train rolling
The more things change, the more they stay the same. We had something pass Congress late last week called “The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act”. How do you oppose something
Continue readingThat didn’t take long: Senator Thom Tillis already trying to cash in on his new DC gig
There’s a new player in the political cash-gobbling game: THOMPAC. Yes, the FEC received a filing formalizing the creation of a leadership PAC called Together Holding Our Majority (T.H.O.M) Political
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