Pat McCrory endorses Common Core
It’s getting harder and harder to defend our new Republican governor here in North Carolina. First, we were told that we need to leave ObamaCare alone, because it is
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Tillis trades one Brawley for another (less-conservative) Brawley
We’ve reported extensively on the brouhaha surrounding state Rep. Bob Brawley (R-Iredell) and House speaker Thom Tillis. (For a refresher, click HERE and HERE.) Bob Brawley had
Continue readingBeaufort county commissioner has choice words for NCGOP and Chairman Pope
County commissioners Stan Deatherage and Hood Richardson have fought a lot of good fights for the GOP in Beaufort County. They’ve locked horns with the Basnight machine
Continue readingRush tries to stiffen the spines of Burr & co. on ObamaCare fight
Senator Richard Burr and other members of the GOP establishment are telling us its useless to fight the implementation of ObamaCare because Barry Obama is president, and his friends
Continue readingWell, lookee here: AFL-CIO hyping Bill Barber’s carnival sideshow
McClatchy and WRAL try oh-so-hard to convince us that Moral Monday is an honest-to-God grassroots uprising. *Folks are standing up against the state’s slide into fascist totalitarianism.* Yet,
Continue readingEllmers, Foxx, Hudson vote with Boehner (and a bunch of Dems) to preserve NSA surveillance overreach
I’m a big fan of empowering law enforcement and the military to hunt down and destroy foreign bad guys trying to do harm to innocent Americans. I’m
Continue readingLeaked email, UNC BOG nominations cause problems for NCGOP, bumps in the road for Senator-in-Waiting
For years, the UNC Board of Governors has been known as a popular destination for political cronies seeking patronage payoffs. Though, recent scandals within the university
Continue readingGood riddance to straight-ticket voting
The NC General Assembly is moving to accomplish something long overdue — killing off straight-ticket voting. North Carolina has been ONE of only 15 states to allow straight-ticket voting.
Continue readingBurr: Resistance to ObamaCare implementation is “the dumbest idea”
From 1972 to 2002, North Carolina was represented in the US Senate by one of the nation’s most preeminent conservatives. Since 2004, we’ve been stuck with Richard Burr — a
Continue readingThe tale of the voice mail: The plot thickens in NCGOP-Davidson Co. GOP tiff
We reported earlier on an uproar in Davidson County about filling a vacant state House seat. State Rep. Jerry Dockham (R), the area’s legislator since the 90s, resigned to
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