My government shut down, and I barely noticed.
If I hadn’t checked in with the drivebys this morning, I would have had no idea we were in the midst of a government shutdown. Of course, the drivebys want
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The CONTINUING continuing resolution scam
Passing a budget is one of their top constitutionally-mandated jobs. Yet, our Congress hasn’t been able to get it done in NINE YEARS. Every so often, we’ll hear about these
Continue reading#ncga: Speaker Timmy likes the taste of ‘pork’, too.
Just like Axel Foley, I smell ‘pork.’ Here’s The Shelby Star, Speaker Timmy’s hometown paper: Among the questioned earmarks included in the proposed state budget is a $5 million
Continue reading#ncga: Being charitable with OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY
I’m a big fan of private citizens voluntarily investing their time, talents, and funds to do good for their fellow man. (I’ve done my share via my involvement with various
Continue readingGovernment “savings” is NOT conservative
On June 1, John Hood — North Caroiina’s ”Mr. Conservative” — was proudly proclaiming that people know much better than government how to spend their own money. (We agree with
Continue reading#ncga: Republican ‘pork’? (Oink!)
The budget made it through the House basically on a party line vote. (We exhibited our complete disgust and nausea about the agreement earlier.) The debate featured some of the
Continue reading#ncga budget: See Timmy Spin. (Spin, Timmy, Spin.)
We’ve got a budget deal. Despite the revelation earlier this year that we have a surplus of over a HALF BILLION DOLLARS, GOPe-controlled Jones Street is spending more and putting
Continue readingMORE free day care, courtesy of the NCGOPe
The NC House Republican leadership is on the verge of helping Governor Roy Cooper keep another campaign promise: In a moment of bipartisan agreement, North Carolina lawmakers could eliminate the
Continue readingDrowning in his OWN B.S. (The Ed Dennison story)
Thats what happened — according to one of my moles – to Moore County school board chairman Ed Dennison at Saturday’s northern Moore GOP precinct meetings. If you haven’t followed
Continue reading#ncga: A budget surplus ??? (GIVE IT BACK)
Guess what? They shook more money out of us than they needed: North Carolina government revenues are projected to exceed expectations by more than a half-billion dollars this fiscal year,
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