Richard Burr, a Ted Cruz ally? (*Um, Riiiiiiiiiight.*)
That’s what the DC establishment’s steno pool over at The Politico would have us believe: […] Seven of the 20 Republicans who voted against Cruz are up for reelection in
Continue readingAP drive-bys snipe at top Carolinas GOPers, miss by a mile
The drive-by media across The Carolinas was ga-ga this morning about a story regarding “payouts from a lender” to Gov. Pat McCrory (R-NC) and congressman Mark Sanford (R-SC). Democrats have
Continue reading#ncga: Mars Attacks! (Again, *SIGH*)
The last we heard from state Rep. Graig Meyer, a visitor from the planet Mars currently representing the Chapel Hill area in the NC House, he was bemoaning the fact
Continue readingNC sea level rise report about to be issued. State panel still clinging to gospel of Gore.
The drive-bys tell us that a state panel is about to release its forecasted projections on the rise of the sea level on the North Carolina coast. This report will
Continue readingDC GOP seeking vengeance against Cruz, Lee after CRomnibus fight
Reagan biographer and Human Events editor John Hayward has summed up the recently completed CRomnibus fight in Congress nicely: They say politics makes for strange bedfellows. Somehow the Republican base
Continue readingThe Blinker and the Scowler tune up for BluePrint Slander-Fest 2015
THAT is the proclamation of one Rob Schofield — Bert to Chris “Blinkin’ ” Fitzsimon’s Ernie — as the WRAL subsidiary that employs that dynamic duo tunes up for the 2015
Continue reading#NCGA: Sens. Tarte, Hartsell bringing no-bid P3s to Concord, Kannapolis and Mint Hill?
We’re a little late on this one. We’ve been preoccupied with the election and the cromnibus nonsense in Washington. But this little gem just caught our attention. There’s been quite
Continue readingFormer Helms aide front-runner for top DC post w/ Sen-elect Tillis?
That’s what I am hearing from some pretty well-plugged in folks. I am hearing that John Mashburn, a former legislative counsel to the late Senator Jesse Helms, is the favorite
Continue reading#CRomnibus: Foxx cheers it; Holding apologizes for himself
US Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-5) is making use of the cromnibus talking points disseminated by Boehner & co.: “While an omnibus spending bill is not ideal, it allows changes to
Continue readingCRomnibus passes Senate. Burr helps. (*Um, Surprise ?!*)
Ted Cruz (R-TX) and his crew put up a good fight, but — in the end — the horrible, horrible, evil, blood-sucking, baby-killing, puppy-kicking CRomnibus passed the US Senate 56-40.
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