Reports: Grassroots move against GOP establishment
Quite a few details are leaking out about the NCGOP executive committee meeting in Cary on Saturday. The long-rumored ascent of Wayne King to the party chairmanship has been put
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Things that make you go HMMMM: The Council of State and THAT ‘indebtedness’ vote
Most of the news about the Council of State meeting this week focused on the Dorothea Dix hullaballoo. But if you read a
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Grassroots to turn up heat on NCGOP leaders re: ObamaCare on Saturday?
NCGOP leaders have been patting themselves on the back for getting Pat McCrory into the governor’s mansion, and Richard Hudson and George Holding into Congress.
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Jim DeMint moves on
US Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) caught us all off guard with his announcement today about resigning his seat and taking over the presidency of The Heritage Foundation.
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NC State Govt: How about a nice tasty tax increase to go along with your recession?
We’re in the top ten in the nation — in terms of unemployment. Of the 19 states STILL indebted to the federal government for repayment of emergency unemployment funds, North
Continue readingCongressional GOP leaders A-OK with trashing the economy HALF as bad as Obama
What does it mean to be Republican? Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater established the national party as a force for shrinking government and cutting taxes. From 1994-2006, the
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Pinehurst’s Road to Nowhere
Back in March, we got word that Aberdeen’s Railhouse Brewery wanted to move to Pinehurst and set up a microbrewery and restaurant in the resort’s old steam plant facility in
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The Palin-ization of Dan Forest kicks into gear
El Rushbo often says you can tell who The Left fears the most by looking at who they attack with the most ferocity. Look at the reaction to John McCain’s
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Tillis & Rucho: Pre-K $$$ BAD. $$$ for Panthers, Red Line GOOD.
It’s quite a rarity to find myself agreeing with Chris Fitzsimon. But I’m in one of those moments. (What’s next? Cats and dogs living together?) One
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NC state govt’s “Dorothea” Pre-“Dix”-ament
It’s being reported that the GOP majority in the General Assembly, outgoing Gov. Bev Perdue, and incoming Governor Pat McCrory are all squabbling about what to do with
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