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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Ellmers 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 readingA real-life ObamaCare horror story
We’ve all heard how nightmarish ObamaCare is. It really hit home for me recently — thanks to the bureaucratic hell some good friends of mine are going through. My friends are
Continue readingMo’ Monkey Business? : The Madison County Jail
We reported a while back about some, um, “creative” maneuvering by the Madison County board of commissioners. (Robert’s Rules of Order? We don’t need no stinkin’ Robert’s Rules of Order!)
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 reading#ncga: No ID? Give them an absentee ballot and move on.
A group of Democrat senators has introduced a bill calling for JUST that. Given that the GOP runs the upper chamber, I would lean toward thinking that this bill has
Continue readingOccupy crowd has a friend in a high place at NC DEM HQ
When you’re down and troubled and you need a helping hand and nothing, whoa, nothing is going right. Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will
Continue reading#ncga: Instead of tax hikes & corporate welfare, why not tax reform?
Proponents of state ”economic incentives” and the so-called “gas tax cut” claim that we need to enact all of this in order to stay competitive with our neighbors. The really
Continue reading#ncga: Are you ready for some welfare? (Corporate welfare, that is. $45 MILLION.)
The “conservative revolution” rolls on. We’ve obtained a draft of a bill (dated February 4) being drafted and pushed by legislative leaders (read REPUBLICANS) seeking $45 million bucks worth of
Continue readingA primary opponent for Richard Hudson?
We reported earlier on an effort in Rowan County to censure congressman Richard Hudson. Now, it appears that county will be producing a primary challenger to Hudson in 2016. Rowan
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