#NCPOL: Gov Pat forced to lay in the bed he made
It’s pretty clear — from the background conversations I am having — that things are a bit frosty between the governor’s office and many of the Republican honorables on Jones Street. A
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#NCGA: McCrory blasts Senate for respecting state constitution & concept of balanced budgets
The North Carolina constitution requires a balanced budget. Gov. Pat and Speaker Thom got together and submitted a revised budget plan that does not balance. Speaker Thom whipped his troops
Continue reading#NCGA: Mr. Berger & co. don’t like Pat & Thom’s budget deal. (Um, SURPRISE ?!)
Looks like “The Family Feud” is moving into a new phase of unpleasantness. It’s *great timing* — given the effort to achieve party unity for the election five months from
Continue readingPhil Berger balks at paying The Round Rev’s BIG FAT price tag
If you are stuck watching local news in the Triangle, you find yourself being bombarded with blow-by-blow details on the actions of William Barber and his coterie of lesbian “preachers”
Continue readingNC-06’s Berger: Being Effective = Backing Boehner?
It’s really frustrating when Republican candidates say really dumb things that allow Democrats to come out sounding down-right sensible. Case in point: Rockingham County prosecutor Phil Berger, Jr., who is
Continue readingThe ObamaCare “study”: stoves are hot, ice is cold, socialism is BAD
Setting up a commission or a committee to “study” an issue is a great way for politicians to show they “care” –without actually doing anything substantive. “Fast and Furious,” anyone?
Continue readingMcClatchy Rob: Kissing up to Berger. Still struggling with Math.
It’s tough being North Carolina’s “Mr. Politics.” People jump on you for things like: (1) following John Edwards around and failing to notice the blonde with the camera, (2) failing
Continue readingMcClatchy Rob: Phil Berger’s embrace of lower taxes, smaller govt betrays his working class roots
Rob “Mr. Politics” Christensen — who has spent THREE decades at The N&O missing stuff like John Edwards’s blonde with the camera, Mike Easley’s corruption, and Dennis
Continue readingThe WSJ LOVES Raleigh’s tax cut deal
We heard a lot about major tax reform during the 2012 elections. Steve Moore — a nationally renowned economist, free market fan, and editorial board member at The Wall Street
Continue readingTuesday-morning quarterback: The tax “deal” in Raleigh
Well, Civitas has signed off on it: “The tax reform plan will cut personal taxes and simplify taxes for every North Carolinian who works,” said Civitas President
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