Good riddance to straight-ticket voting
The NC General Assembly is moving to accomplish something long overdue — killing off straight-ticket voting. North Carolina has been ONE of only 15 states to allow straight-ticket voting.
Continue readingBurr: Resistance to ObamaCare implementation is “the dumbest idea”
From 1972 to 2002, North Carolina was represented in the US Senate by one of the nation’s most preeminent conservatives. Since 2004, we’ve been stuck with Richard Burr — a
Continue readingRenee Ellmers: hugging up tighter to the GOP’s left wing
She slipped into office in 2010 with enthusiastic Tea Party support — vanquishing Bob ” The Sidewalk Assassin” Etheridge. Lefties beat her up as a stalking horse for “tea-baggers.” But
Continue readingThe tale of the voice mail: The plot thickens in NCGOP-Davidson Co. GOP tiff
We reported earlier on an uproar in Davidson County about filling a vacant state House seat. State Rep. Jerry Dockham (R), the area’s legislator since the 90s, resigned to
Continue readingSo. We’re cutting taxes — AND SPENDING MORE ??????
The conservative revolution rolls on in The City of Oaks. The mainstream media has been regaling us all day with stories about the $20.6 BILLION budget deal reached by
Continue readingMcClatchy Rob: Phil Berger’s embrace of lower taxes, smaller govt betrays his working class roots
Rob “Mr. Politics” Christensen — who has spent THREE decades at The N&O missing stuff like John Edwards’s blonde with the camera, Mike Easley’s corruption, and Dennis
Continue readingThe WSJ LOVES Raleigh’s tax cut deal
We heard a lot about major tax reform during the 2012 elections. Steve Moore — a nationally renowned economist, free market fan, and editorial board member at The Wall Street
Continue readingSPECIAL DELIVERY: June needed paper. Dan gave her some paper.
Well, that didn’t take long. Lt Gov. Dan Forest sent DPI Secretary June Atkinson roughly 20 pages worth of questions about the controversial Common Core curriculum. Did Lt. Dan
Continue readingFreedomWorks joins forces with Dan Forest in fight against Common Core
North Carolina Lt. Governor Dan Forest has already made it clear that he doesn’t care for the controversial Common Core curriculum for the nation’s public schools. State government’s second-in-command is
Continue readingUS Senate 2014: Is the honeymoon OVER for Mark Harris and the Tea Party?
Well, that was quick. In late June, the Draft Mark Harris committee was touting the hiring of Tracy Bengtson — a Mecklenburg County grassroots activist who was a key
Continue reading
Recent Comments