by Kirk Kovach | Sep 18, 2018 | Features, The Kovach Corner |
The recent allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has injected new venom and uncertainty into an already contentious nomination process. To delve into the veracity of the claims put forward by Christine Blasey Fordwould yield no fruit; whether or not...
by Kirk Kovach | Jul 27, 2018 | The Kovach Corner |
Just one month ago, a heretofore unknown player emerged on the political scene: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. At just 28, she is running for the United States House of Representatives, and barring some wild occurrence, should win in November and become the youngest woman...
by Kirk Kovach | Jul 24, 2018 | The Kovach Corner |
What ought to be appalling has now become routine in Raleigh. Republican leadership has beckoned their lackeys back into the state’s capital to go about their usual business: the methodical and disgraceful dissolution of our state. The stated reason for their...
by Kirk Kovach | Jun 29, 2018 | The Kovach Corner |
Republicans have continued their systematic tirade against the governor in the waning days of this legislative session, but they now have unlikely opponents: two former Republican governors. The Charlotte Observer wrote yesterday that a “Far-reaching ballot measure...
by Kirk Kovach | Jun 27, 2018 | The Kovach Corner |
The devil is in the details. We continue seeing the truth of this statement as news trickles out of Raleigh this week. The latest Republican stunt: stripping the governor of his appointment powers. Taken individually, the bills that this legislature passed to...
by Kirk Kovach | Jun 11, 2018 | Features, The Kovach Corner |
Does the last letter of GOP stand for purge? I understand the electoral strategy behind removing certain voters from the rolls, but I fail to comprehend the morality of it. Moreover, I wonder why nominal members of the Republican Party who are not making these...