Paul Tine: STILL registered Democrat
There was a big hulaballoo about a Democrat legislator from Dare County leaving his party to register unaffiliated. On January 9, Paul Tine was admitted to the House GOP
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The (“unaffiliated”) donkey in the room
The Paul Tine defection couldn’t have come at a better time for the drive-by media and the political chattering classes. The General Assembly is not yet in session. Things were
Continue readingWant Change in 2016? Start NOW.
Are you frustrated with the current state of the NCGOP? Start organizing your like-minded friends to take over — or at least build a sizeable contingent within — your precinct
Continue reading#ncga: David Lewis, movin’ on up
Well we’re movin on up, To the east side. To a deluxe apartment in the sky. Movin on up, To the east side. We finally got a piece of the
Continue readingMcCrory on right track re: amnesty. (Now, about those GOPers in Congress ..)
We’ve had our issues with a lot of decisions made by this governor. But we do have to give him kudos for his positions on illegal immigration. In 2013, he
Continue reading#ncga: The brave new world of the House GOP (A rightward shift?)
A rightward shift. That’s how two sources – who both had votes in today’s leadership vote — described the final results to me. You can read and watch the accounts
Continue reading#ncga: Moore of the same, or someting Moore?
I wasn’t surprised that Tim Moore was tapped by his GOP House colleagues Saturday to be the next speaker of the North Carolina House. I WAS surprised that he got
Continue reading#ncga: We don’t need no (new) regulations
We don’t need no education regulations We dont need no thought control price controls No dark sarcasm nosy bureaucrats in the classroom our business Teachers Politicians, leave them kids folks alone It’s widely
Continue readingA new Sheriff Stone hits the streets
One of the best stories from this past election day was Republican — and former state trooper — Keith Stone being elected Sheriff of Nash County. Stone and I both have
Continue readingChanges at the top for NCGOP?
The word is being disseminated that NCGOP chairman Claude Pope is not interested in a second go-around. Sources tell me that state GOP vice chairman Carolyn Justice is being quietly
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