NCGOP Convention Scuttlebutt …
Well, it looks like the NCGOP will be led for the next two years by by Chairman Claude Pope of Brunswick County (formerly of Wake) and Vice-chairman Joyce Krawiec of
Continue readingBrannon: Keep government in check, stand by The Constitution
That’s the gist of the thesis Cary physician Greg Brannon, one of two announced GOP candidates for the 2014 US Senate primary, had for his audience at the NCGOP state
Continue readingFailure of institutions, growth of red tape hinder business. Spelling doom for US economy?
I’ve become a big fan of the work of British-born Harvard economist Niall Ferguson. Ferguson, a disciple of former British PM Margaret Thatcher, has put together scores
Continue readingWSJ: NC GOPers need to stiffen spines, get tax reform DONE
Stephen Moore, a renowned libertarian-leaning economist and member of The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board, has some advice for the GOP leadership now running the show in Raleigh: Man
Continue readingBig Barry’s pitch in Mooresville for more Internet does not compute
Yep. Big Barry’s doing it for “the children.” In politics, you could justify invading Iran by saying it’s “for the children” and you could likely get a
Continue readingNCGOP needs to do more selling of the platform, less selling of the (R)
NCGOP activists have poured into Charlotte this weekend for their state convention. They’ll hear from some of the US Senate hopefuls looking to replace Kay Hagan. They’ll also choose their
Continue readingGUILTY! Speaker Thom Tillis’s ‘right hand man’ could be headed for THE BIG HOUSE
Stephen Laroque has really taken us on a roller coaster ride during his time in Raleigh. The former GOP lawmaker was a supporter of Richard Morgan’s 2002-2006 alliance with former
Continue readingInvasion of The Purple People: SEIU moves in for the kill in North Carolina
Since 2008, The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has established a reputation as Barack Obama’s shock troops — his brownshirts, his muscle. They’ve often taken to the streets to, ahem,
Continue readingSupporters of strong voter ID laws seek grassroots help in “fixing” measure that passed NC House
There’s a new video out floating around that raises some serious questions about the strength of the voter ID bill that recently passed the GOP-controlled
Continue readingForest upstaging McCrory on Common Core
Usually, the media and the public look to the governor on state government policy questions. Lt. Governor Dan Forest is turning that equation on its head
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