#ncga: Berger & co. slap back at Gov. Pat
He thought it was a neat idea. At the end of last session, Gov. Pat stood with House leaders and then-speaker Thom Tillis to blast the Republican-controlled Senate. Our chief
Continue readingPassing the plate …
“Are you trying to kill us? ” That was the tongue-in-cheek question posed by the owner of the web hosting company we work with here at Haymaker HQ. Of course, I
Continue readingHeritage Action: Jones is US House’s most conservative NCGOPer
Walter Jones’s primary foes are working hard to paint him as a liberal and a “Pelosi Republican.” The latest scorecard from Heritage Action ranks Jones as the most conservative House
Continue reading#ncpol: FBI keeping busy in Charlotte
Last year, we had high drama over then-mayor Patrick Cannon’s arrest and conviction on federal corruption charges. Now, comes word that a federal investigation is touching very closely to another
Continue reading#ncpol #ncga : Has Ms. Cotham got BIG plans?
You know we think a lot of Jerry Meek’s gal Tricia. We decided to cruise on by her web site. Something there struck as interesting. There is little to no
Continue reading#ncpol: NRCC sanctioning “hit” on Walter Jones?
OnMessage Inc. is a high-powered, successful DC-based political consulting firm. It has clients from sea-to-shining sea. In North Carolina, the firm counts Thom Tillis, Richard Hudson and David Rouzer among
Continue reading#ncga: The cost of doing business
The ZZ Top analogies and raucous laughter must have finally gotten to state rep. Jason Saine. He finally decided to address our story on his big clothing buy, with
Continue reading#ncgop: Poole OUT (Who’s IN?)
The soap opera at NCGOP HQ took another crazy turn today as executive director Todd Poole, surprisingly, bid adieu: Todd Poole, who has been executive director of the state’s Republican
Continue readingCollege and the concept of “skin-in-the-game”
The stenographers are fawning over Queen Hillary again. Check out this Wall Street Journal headline: Hillary Clinton Proposes Debt-Free Tuition at Public Colleges Wow. *That sounds kind of nice.* College
Continue reading#ncga: Doing the, um, hustle? (Budget boogie?)
Folks on Jones Street, who talk to us, say that the Senate has been pitching offers to House leadership on the budget. But those have been met with cricket sounds.
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