NC-08: Hudson fundraiser key figure in 2011 ethics probe
If you were in DC in late February — and had $1000 burning a hole in your pocket — you could have enjoyed the musical offerings of Justin Timberlake while
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#NCGA: McCrory, Tillis, media gang up on Senate Republicans in budget fight
In budget reconciliation talks, the Senate has backed away from their insistence on dropping teacher tenure in exchange for pay raises. Smelling blood, Gov. Pat, Speaker Thom, and the drive-by
Continue readingPlenty of money for statist nonsense. Not enough for stuff govt is actually supposed to pay for.
In Charlotte and Raleigh, leaders are trying to raise property taxes in order to finance teacher pay raises. There is NO money available right now to pay for those raises,
Continue readingNC-02: Souped-up, well-prepped Clay Aiken takes to the airwaves in Moore
Mr. American Idol got a rather warm welcome this morning in conservative Moore County on WEEB radio’s morning show. Steve Leader’s show is a must-visit destination for any politico seeking
Continue readingMonkey Business Report: Super-Secret CharMeck TAX INCREASE meeting ?
Mecklenburg County commissioners are floating the idea of a property tax increase to help fund pay increases for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) teachers. Emails we obtained appear to indicate that
Continue readingTharte. Thillis. Tholl Roads. Thwenty dollars round-trip DAILY. Throuble?
Toll roads. House speaker and US Senate Thom Tillis thinks they are OK. So does state House speaker pro tem Skip Stam. Gov. Pat likes them, and so does his
Continue reading#NCSEN: The state of the write-ins
We posted earlier about a write-in effort for US Senate on behalf of former state legislator John Rhodes. Guerilla videographer Chuck Suter has even posted a new video on how
Continue readingSOME PEOPLE just can’t be pleased
The NCAE is grumbling over pay raise proposals being offered their members by GOP legislators that are BIGGER than ANYTHING ever offered by past Democrat majorities. The movie crowd in
Continue readingReflections on the concept of “party loyalty”
I was listening to El Rushbo the other day, and even he was struggling with something that a lot of us have been — the concept of sucking it up
Continue readingThe SCAM at our southern border
Nope, I am not talking about places in the vicinity of Rock Hill or Dillon. I’m talking about the stampede of unaccompanied children across our border with Mexico. Obama and
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