#ncga: The House’s dirty laundry gets aired
State Rep. Justin Burr and Speaker Tim Moore have been publicly trading barbs over the past few days. Well, Burr has gotten in the last word — for now —
Continue reading#ncga: Tiny Tim roars back
It appears that state Rep. Justin Burr’s public broadside struck a nerve with House speaker Tim Moore: Moore said in a phone interview he plans to seek the speakership for
Continue reading#ncpol: A MAJOR campaign announcement.
<Monster truck show announcer voice> This Friday. 5 PM. Concord, NC. The Hampton Inn. (Be there.) </Monster truck show announcer voice.> The good folks at The Cabarrus Conservative Alliance are
Continue reading#ncga: Um, tell us how you REALLY feel.
For a while, I’ve been hearing that state Rep. Justin Burr has been learning a painful lesson: In politics, people will lie to you and stab you in the back.
Continue reading#ncga: Compliance. (Not so hard after all.)
It is A-mazing how a little embarrassing publicity can cause a pol to straighten up and fly right. We told you earlier about state Rep. John Torbett neglecting to file
Continue reading#ncga: Ready, contestants? It’s once again time to play the SCRUTINY game !
It’s great to see the drive-bys finally get into the game — following our lead on this whole questionable-campaign-spending thing. The N&O’s editorial page even got all huffy and puffy
Continue reading#ncpol: So much Binkering. So little time.
I see that WRAL has Mark Binker — reportedly the son of WJM’s Ted Baxter — on the, um, “fact-checking” beat. That’s a travesty akin to letting Charles Manson baby-sit
Continue readingWhat WILL the GOP stand and fight FOR?
One again, we’re hearing talk from our grand majority in Washington about surrendering before the battle even starts: A top House leader predicted Monday that Washington will avoid stumbling into
Continue reading#ncpol: Like Elvis, John Hood is EVERYWHERE
When I look out into your eyes out there, When I look out into your faces, You know what I see? I see a little bit of Elvis In each
Continue reading#ncga: A DOOZY of a GOP primary out west in HD 115
Democrat John Ager is expected to pursue a second term in this western North Carolina mountain district. He was one of the few bright spots for Democrats in 2014 —
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