Whither the OPPOSITION party?
We’ve got a president operating well outside the boundaries of The Constitution — arbitrarily making changes to laws passed by the legislative branch. If a Republican president had tried something
Continue readingHere we go again: DC taking us back to the 1970s
I don’t know about you, but the 1970s is a decade I’d like to forget. For those of you too young to remember, Google these terms: gas lines, Iran hostage
Continue readingWith Chavis, NC Dems would take wide left turn, hop on board the crazy train
If North Carolina Democrat Party chairman Randy Voller has his way, his party’s day-to-day operations will soon be run by a disciple of Louis Farrakhan who got himself ousted amid
Continue readingThom & Bru: Mutual back-scratching at its best
Thom Tillis and Harold Brubaker have quite a special political bond. They are the only two Republican speakers of the North Carolina House since Reconstruction. The two became very close
Continue readingNCGOP and the politics of teacher pay
Republican leaders in Raleigh are hoping to make political gains by getting behind Gov. Pat McCrory’s call for a teacher pay raise: Saying it was time to start showing respect
Continue readingNC-02: Ellmers sweating the immigration issue
I got ANOTHER campaign mailer from Renee Ellmers this weekend disguised as “official business.” I know I have worked this issue over here and here. But it is just so brazen
Continue reading#NCSEN #NCGA: 2012 Tillis House campaign accepted $4K from wife of figure in federal bribery case
North Carolina state House speaker Thom Tillis has established quite a reputation as a prolific fundraiser. He’s been credited with providing the ammo needed for the GOP to take over
Continue readingNullification coming to the courtroom?
Nullification is rearing its head as a very hot topic in this era of the Tea Party and widespread disgust with governmental overreach. Nullification is the belief that states, communities
Continue readingO-Care: Liberating you from the, um, shackles of employment
Seriously. That’s how the BarryO fan club is defending their pet monster against accusations, and a CBO report, suggesting that it will kill jobs by the millions. Kay Hagan has
Continue reading#NCSEN: How to read Karl Rove’s silly poll
The shih-tzu included some recent polling on the Republican US Senate race in his “Morning Memo” this AM. Karl Rove’s Crossroads super PAC issued polling results from their own survey
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