by Thomas Mills | Jul 17, 2013 | Democrats, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGOP |
I realize how fortunate I’ve been to live in a state that has been governed so well for most of my life. For the most part, Democrats got it right. While they were in control, I certainly had my problems with them, but they were mainly from the left, not the right. I...
by Alexander H. Jones | Jul 16, 2013 | NC Politics, NCGOP |
Theodore Roosevelt said: “The true friend of property, the true conservative, is he who insists property must be the servant and the not the master of the commonwealth.” Paul Ryan said: “We need to defend the morality of a system in America that says you are...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 16, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, NCGov, Tax Reform
Well, Pat McCrory lied again. This time it’s the tax bill. McCrory said that he would insist any tax reform be revenue-neutral and this one cuts revenue extensively over the next few years. McCrory and company are calling it “tax reform” which really makes him a liar...
by Matt Phillippi | Jul 15, 2013 | Features, Moral Monday, NC Politics, NCGOP, Tax Reform
North Carolina’s recent political disagreements have brought us attention from everyone from the New York Times to the Washington Post, and last week even Grover Norquist got in on the action. Norquist’s piece basically compared the political situation in North...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 9, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, NCGov, Politics |
When I was a kid growing up in a small North Carolina town, they taught us that Reconstruction was a time of hardship and deprivation. Carpetbaggers came down from up North to take advantage of the defeated Southerners through political corruption and generally...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 8, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Moral Monday, NC Politics, NCGOP
The GOP has control of North Carolina for the first time in more than 100 years. It’s not going to end well–for North Carolina or the GOP. As Rob Christensen writes, they’ve embarrassed the state and themselves. As a state, we’ll suffer under policies that harm...
