#ncga: In planning for 2017, harken back to the 80s
Yes, it was a good decade. I was a rookie in the political game. Republicans won the lieutenant governship, governorship, and president. The Reagan Revolution — we thought — was
Continue readingAn Insider’s take on the downfall of Gov. Pat
There has been a lot of interesting feedback on my autopsy of the McCrory era. One piece of feedback, in particular, was especially intriguing. It comes from a Team McCrory
Continue readingRoy straps on his safety helmet, preps for his new, um, “job.” (Game ON.)
He’s done little but run for governor on the taxpayer’s dime for the last four years. He did nothing to fix the totally FUBARed state crime lab – – costing local
Continue reading#ncpol: Pat, we hardly got to know you.
So, our third Republican governor since Reconstruction is going down in history as the first North Carolina governor to be voted out of office. Some people have laughably tried to
Continue reading#ncga: Rep-elect Boswell already showing promise
Earlier, we told you about Jimmy Dixon flipping his lid over an email from a freshman legislator? Well, here’s what set him off: Subject: Interests/Goals Good Evening Sirs. It was
Continue readingJeter’s final campaign report: $$ for gas, ding dongs and soda; little to nothing for successor, colleagues
It hit the papers that Charles Jeter would be quitting the NC House on July 25. Yet, instead of leaving something for his successor, sharing with his soon-to-be-former colleagues, or
Continue reading#ncga: Charles Jeter lands on his feet — and BACK IN our wallets
The last time we saw Charles Jeter, he had barely escaped a conservative primary challenge. (The challenge was not surprising. According to the ACU, Jeter was the most liberal Republican
Continue readingWant a friend in Raleigh? (Get yourself a mean old man.)
Dallas Woodhouse did it. Now, apparently, Speaker Timmy is following suit. In the wake of Charles Jeter’s departure from the House, that chamber’s littlest BIG KAHUNA was in need of a
Continue readingFishiness: Did Robin Hayes’s side deal screw over McCrory, commercial fishing AND The NCGOP Downeast?
Many of the folks I’m hearing from say ‘Yes.’ Governor Pat McCrory was one of the few blemishes on what was otherwise a great election for North Carolina Republicans. Some
Continue readingColon Campbell is JEALOUS.
The N&O’s boy wonder — and special lavatory investigator — opened up his favorite publication and found himself a scoop: The humor publication MAD Magazine has named Gov. Pat McCrory
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