Setting up a commission or a committee to “study” an issue is a great way for politicians to show they “care” –without actually doing anything substantive. “Fast and Furious,” anyone?
Continue readingWe told you the other day about the outrageous behavior of the Rocky Mount City Council. Well, the good folks at Civitas have offered up the details that led to
Continue readingGovernor Pat McCrory unveiled his education agenda yesterday, and opponents of the common core curriculum can’t be happy with what they heard: McCrory previewed his legislative agenda in a speech
Continue readingWhen I first heard about what happened Monday night in Rocky Mount, I couldn’t believe it. A reader from the Rocky Mount area tipped me off to an incident at
Continue readingJohn Frank says we might as well forget this primary thing. Thom Tillis is leaving everybody in the dust with his “solid lead.” If you are a supporter of
Continue readingMainstream media types love to tell us they give both sides of the story. They love to tell us how fair they are. But doesn’t passing accurate info on to
Continue readingWe posted here about an NCGOP establishment vs. grassroots spat in Haywood County. There have been previous issues in Beaufort, Craven, Davidson and Gates counties. It appears the folks just
Continue readingWe’re in the middle of the primary election season. These times are all about internal debates / discussions between party members as they chart the direction of and craft an
Continue readingFor some years, I’ve had one foot in the academic world and one in the business world. (I am an adjunct instructor at a number of area colleges here in
Continue readingTea Partiers and other grassroots limited government types have been disappointed time and again by the Republican leaders on Capitol Hill they elected and elevated in 2010 and 2012. Spending.
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