Boehner: waving the white flag BEFORE the shooting starts
Prior to Tuesday’s vote, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid emphatically told the media that he and his crew in the Senate WOULD NOT work with a
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Vanishing Republicans?
The movie Atlas Shrugged: Part I — based on the legendary book by Ayn Rand — featured a story line about people disgusted with the state of the
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Raleigh’s “conservative revolution” off to an inauspicious start
The economy is in shambles. We are still coping with record unemployment. And the political class in Raleigh is FASCINATED with who will be on Pat McCrory’s transition team as
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Wilmington’s vagina wand lady a rising star on the left
Democrat Deb Butler made quite a bit of news during her recent — yet unsuccessful run — against GOP incumbent state Senator Thom Goolsby. She starred
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NC’s “conservative revolution” rolls on: Tillis mulling taxpayer funds for Panther stadium renovation
Oh, the things you learn two days after the election. It appears that North Carolina state House speaker — and Richard Morgan protégé — Thom Tillis is ready
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TWO majority leaders? (NC’s “conservative revolution” marches on)
The “honorables” on Jones Street are giving us quite an eye-opening preview of where things might be headed: House Republican leaders are considering creating two
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Attention, Wal-Mart Shoppers: Atlas HAS SHRUGGED!
Ayn Rand and George Orwell are starting to look like real prophets. We’ve got record unemployment, bankruptcies, foreclosures, and business closings. We’ve been humiliated overseas. Our embassies have been overrun
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The ABCs of voting: J is for Judge. D is for DEFEAT.
A friend of mine — a fellow politico — was scratching his head over yesterday’s results for North Carolina Court of Appeals. Two of three Democrat candidates — one
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Monkey business at NCGOP cost Republicans some opportunities in-state
It’s a quite common perception — outside the Raleigh beltline — that the NCGOP establishment is nothing but a tight clique of cronies. It’s not about growing the party. There
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Turnout UP all over the Tar Heel State
Earlier this week, state elections officials were predicting 69 percent voter turnout. Roughly two million of the state’s 6.6 million registered voters took part in early voting. They
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