Nurse Ellmers Goes to Guatemala
What the world needs is more nurses in power. THAT appears to be the thesis of an op-ed written by Reps. Renee Ellmers(R-NC) and Diane Black (R-TN) about their recent
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How long will we keep being Charlie Brown?
We all remember the famous cartoons from our childhood. Lucy was always faking sincerity — promising to hold the football for Charlie Brown to kick. Every time she would convince
Continue readingEllmers cheerleading for No Child Left Behind reauthorization
Tea Party and anti-Common Core activists are up in arms over the proposed Student Success Act (HR 5) under consideration in the Congress. The legislation basically extends the life of
Continue readingSteve Forbes ON THE MONEY in re: gas tax
In Washington, we have REPUBLICANS seriously considering raising the federal gas tax. In Raleigh, we’ve had Republicans actually push a gas tax hike through the state Senate. One of the
Continue readingWalter Jones bill seeks mandatory PUBLIC reporting on crimes by immigrants
if you want money from the Department of Homeland Security, you will need to start keeping track of the immigration status of suspects you arrest. That’s the reality congressman Walter
Continue readingBurr, Tillis join Senate cave on amnesty
Remember the CRomnibus fight on Capitol Hill? Republicans said they would not hold up that spending bill and cause the dreaded government shutdown. We were told that the Department of Homeland
Continue readingThey’re CAVING. (Um, SURPRISE ?????)
Remember the bill of goods we got sold about the CRomnibus vote? Every North Carolina Republican — except Walter Jones and Mark Meadows — followed right along with leadership in
Continue readingNC-02: Jim Duncan is “testing the waters.” (It begins?)
It appears that outgoing Chatham County GOP chairman Jim Duncan is hearing the calls for change in the Second Congressional District. He’s formed something called a ”testing the waters committee”
Continue readingSetting the table for the amnesty sellout
Remember the kerfluffle late last year over the CRomnibus? Boehner, McConnell & co. all told us that they would only fund Homeland Security through February. The organs of DHS that
Continue readingThe drumbeat for WAR
It is really interesting to see and hear all of these people who have badmouthed our military through every operation — dating back to Vietnam — beating the drums to go
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