by Thomas Mills | Dec 20, 2017 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina, Politics |
As I’ve said before, North Carolina Republicans were Trumpists before Trump. They were willing to trash the state’s reputation as a forward thinking, welcoming state in order to pass tax cuts that disproportionally benefited the wealthy while dramatically cutting the...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 18, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Tax Reform |
Republicans have cleared most of the obstacles to their tax bill and will likely send it to Donald Trump for his signature sometime in the next day or two. Republicans in Congress are rejoicing. The American people are not. According to SurveyMonkey poll, 58% of...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 17, 2017 | Editor's Blog, National Politics, Trump |
As the attacks on Robert Mueller and his investigation intensify, so has speculation that Donald Trump will fire Mueller. The White House is accusing the investigation of unlawfully obtaining the Trump team’s emails, which is ironic considering these same people...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 15, 2017 | Editor's Blog, North Carolina, Politics |
The Doug Jones victory over Roy Moore gave an added boost to an already motivated Democratic base. It showed that Democrats can actually win in Red States. While they got close in a number of special elections in Republican Congressional districts, they’ve come up...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 14, 2017 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics |
Congressman Mark Walker will be visited by three spirits this Christmas season. The first, the Ghost of Christmas past, will take him back to the time of his birth when America had great ambitions. The country believed in a more egalitarian nation. The bulk of the tax...
