Kudos to Goolsby on Racial Justice Act
While the state House leadership is talking about watering stuff down, slowing things down, appeasing the Democrats to “get stuff done,” at least one state Senator is
Continue readingBoehner: Republican votes? We don’t need no steenkin’ Republican votes
US House Speaker John Boehner and his team have pushed through several pieces of legislation opposed by a majority of Republicans, but supported by a majority of Democrats, and say
Continue readingEllmers: Men screwed EVERYTHING UP
Is it just me, or is our Second District congresswoman sounding a lot like Barbara Boxer? Or perhaps our first — or soon to be
Continue readingEthics, Shmethics: SOMEBODY on Jones Street got some ‘splainin’ to do!
The folks over at Exile on Jones Street singled out an interesting piece of legislation that made me — just like Arsenio Hall used to do — say ‘Hmmmmm.’ Mecklenburg
Continue readingNCGOP also picking a new Pope?
Well, my theory about Robin Hayes’s announcement that he’s not seeking reelection to the NCGOP chairman post has panned out. Claude Pope — Art’s cousin — has stepped out from
Continue readingNCGOP: Hayes DONE, King goes to Congress
The NCGOP convention should be interesting this summer. Chairman Robin Hayes has announced his plans to not seek reelection to the post. Vice-chairman Wayne King has taken
Continue readingThe Morgan-Black clique rides again in Raleigh?
The dictation pool in the McClatchy newsroom has regurgitated a press release talking about a new “House Republican group”: A group formed by the N.C.
Continue readingPower & Arrogance: Robeson pols living large on taxpayers’ dime despite county’s dismal economy
Robeson County, in southeastern North Carolina, has officially become the state’s poorest jurisdiction. It leads — or is near the top in all of the worst
Continue readingCharlotte, Raleigh, MetLife share GROUP-HUG, we get stuck with the check
The McCrory administration, this week, celebrated a $125.5 million dollar investment by MetLife into North Carolina’s economy. The insurer will be relocating some of its operations to Cary and
Continue readingSmoke and Mirrors with the unemployment rate
“Great News on Jobs” crowed The Washington Post. The government reports that 236,000 jobs were “created” in February and the unemployment rate fell from 7.9 to 7.7 percent. But is
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