NC-02: It looks like we ARE getting our sing-off
Wow. Here in the second district, our two big choices on the November ballot look like they’re going to be Thom Tillis or Kay Hagan AND Clay Aiken or Renee
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NC-06: A father & son-initiated food fight in the GOP primary?
For the first time in eons, there will not be anyone named Coble on the ballot for this congressional seat. Howard Coble held an iron grip on this seat since
Continue readingThe Ex-Im Bank: Corporate welfare at its, um, finest
We wrote earlier about how the reauthorization of the big federal crony capitalism trough, aka The Export-Import Bank, is coming up after the primaries. Renee Ellmers voted for it and
Continue readingFIVE ROOKIES? More changes in the air for NC congressional delegation?
We’ve got three open seats this year — districts 6,7, and 12. So, we’ll definitely be adding three newcomers to our state’s delegation to DC. But serious election observers suggest close
Continue readingBOHICA Alert: The Ex-Im Bank
Most of you probably haven’t heard of the Export-Import Bank. It’s not like FirstBank or BB&T. It’s a major organ of the crony capitalism game. Politicians keep it afloat with
Continue readingNC-02: Ellmers says immigration reform NOTon top of voters’ lists. (So why push it so hard?)
She’s been all over the country and all over the media talking up the subject. “Comprehensive immigration reform.” “A pathway to citizenship.” Some may see those terms as code
Continue readingNC-05: Doyle vs. Foxx, and ‘brain-washing’
Virginia Foxx was a conservative force in the NC General Assembly. She was elected to the US House to replace Richard Burr — who graduated to the US Senate. Many
Continue readingUS House Republican leaders: O-Care here to stay, amnesty by August. (And don’t forget to RE-ELECT us.)
Congress is the only place I know of where you can tell your bosses you are not going to do what they want — AND KEEP YOUR JOB. Cathy McMorris-Rogers
Continue readingNC-02: In home stretch, Roche making big gains on the ground
The GOP primary in the 2nd congressional district is really looking interesting. Low-budget, upstart primary challenger Frank Roche has been racking up some serious straw poll wins within the district
Continue readingBoehner, Ellmers mock and show disdain for amnesty opponents
Speaker John Boehner, who Renee Ellmers says is her ”boss”, went back to his Cincinatti-area district to call out Tea Partiers and other amnesty opponents on The Hill and around
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