The politics of pre-school
The richest man in North Carolina was in DC to demand even more taxpayer-funded preschool: Jim Goodnight, the CEO of Cary software company SAS, spoke at
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#NCSEN: Court ruling makes Rep. Brawley’s monopoly accusation against Tillis stick
State Rep. Robert Brawley (R-Iredell) made headlines back in May thanks to a confrontation with Speaker Thom Tillis. That confrontation resulted in Brawley losing his committee chairmanship. (It’s unclear —
Continue readingAn angle for the NCGA to save us from ObamaCare?
The recently completed Nullify Now gathering in Raleigh caused some people to sit up and take notice. The mainstream media, of course, has been mocking it for all
Continue readingState Rep. Larry Pittman gets ‘binkered’
DC has ‘borking’. Raleigh has ‘binkering.’ Both terms relate to especially sleazy forms of smearing political opponents. The latter is named for WRAL’s Mark “Binky” Binker — the station’s alleged
Continue reading“Witch”-Gate: Binky & WRAL got some ‘splainin’ to do
Who Killed JFK? Who shot JR? DID Martin Nesbitt really call Aldona Wos a witch? WRAL’s Mark “Binky” Binker — Cagney to Laura Leslie’s Lacey — has had the North
Continue readingDid I say Witch? Pardon me. I MEANT “Bitch.”
You’ve gotta love this civility, peace and love crowd. When they ran things into the ground in Raleigh, they frequently shut down GOP and conservative protests by lecturing about the
Continue readingPublic education: Where does the money go?
I found a quite provocative post on a great new web site called The Federalist about North Carolina’s public school system and its finances— a subject that
Continue readingThey’re BAAAAACK: Toll Road Time in Raleigh
People are frustrated with members of Congress not paying attention to public opinion regarding ObamaCare. In North Carolina, we may start seeing some of the same feelings directed at state
Continue reading#NCSEN BFFs: Thom Tillis + Karl Rove
It’s becoming more and more clear that House speaker Thom Tillis is throwing himself into the loving embrace of the DC Republican establishment. He’s already signed on with campaign consultant
Continue readingAbout those vetoes …
The mainstream media is having a field day setting up the narrative for this special session of the legislature: Republican legislators who helped elect our rookie Republican governor are in
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