The decline and fall of National Review
It’s kind of like watching a friend or favorite relative grow old and feeble. At one time, National Review was my political “bible”, but now it’s something I rarely take
Continue readingFreedomWorks: Two more years of Walter, please.
FreedomWorks, one of the nation’s leading Tea Party organizations, has formally endorsed congressman Walter Jones for renomination and reelection in North Carolina’s 3rd congressional district. Here’s what they had to say:
Continue readingConnectNC: a flaming bag of poo left on our front porches
The final project list is out. And, as we suspected, the bond issue on the ballot for March 15th is less about road repair and more about passing out pork
Continue reading#ncpol: The votes that matter
It’s campaign time. Republican primary voters are getting bombarded with all kinds of propaganda about how Politician X is a ”conservative warrior” who has voted to repeal ObamaCare, cut taxes,
Continue readingDallas, Dick & Bernie: The (Really) Odd Cou — um, Trio
Yesterday, we heard about how our senior, nominally Republican, US senator may have a fetish for crusty New England socialists. Today we get this over the email: Let me check
Continue reading#ncsen: Burr prefers Bernie over Ted? (That’s what the AP says.)
Dick Burr has a reputation for not being the brightest bulb in the pack. Back during the financial crisis, he took some heat for advising people to go to the
Continue readingJoCo leaders reject CSX / State of NC land grab. (Psst – CSX didn’t need govt $$$ or heavy-handedness in OH or PA deals.)
We’re told, in a bipartisan fashion, by the ruling class that you have to hand out money and favors in order to get business to commit to doing business in
Continue reading#ncpol: Polling, press releases & pabulum. N&O laziness extends from NC-02 over to NC-07.
Young Mr. Campbell has apparently learned well from Jedi master Rob. *Why bother making calls and digging when someone has already pretty much written the story for you?* “Rep. Rouzer:
Continue readingTrump & ‘F-You Politics’
In 1988, as a wide-eyed, bushy-tailed College Republican, I was marching along with the Bush For President bandwagon. He had been my hero’s right-hand man for eight years. Surely, he’d
Continue reading#ncpol Dazed & Confused & Lazy: Old Man Rob takes on the NC-02 race
For some reason, Rob Christensen is heralded as some wise oracle of North Carolina politics. I guess it’s because he’s been around so long. But does hanging around for a
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