by Matt Phillippi | Jun 6, 2013 | Features, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP
Occasionally you hear something that shows such mind bogglingly contradictory thinking that you have to wonder if those espousing the ideas even realize what they’re saying. That’s how I felt yesterday when I heard that at the same time that Republican lawmakers in...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 3, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, NCGov
With the exception of @_FloridaMan, which is truly a stroke of comedic genius, I don’t follow a lot of faux twitter accounts. So when the account @PatMcCrony popped up in my twitter feed, I chuckled but didn’t pay it much attention. Now, though, the more I look into...
by Thomas Mills | May 29, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGOP |
State budgets reflect priorities and in North Carolina, the priorities of Senate President Pro-tem Phil Berger could not be more clear. The senate budget passed last week makes steep cuts in public education including slashing our nationally recognized Pre-K program....
by Alexander H. Jones | May 29, 2013 | NC Politics, NCGOP |
Look, I understand right-wingers aren’t disconcerted by their radical agenda. It’s also true that status anxiety shouldn’t dictate policy. As this site emphasizes, the public interest must come before private concerns, including vanity. At this point, however, the...
by Thomas Mills | May 28, 2013 | Democrats, Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, NCGov |
Politics in North Carolina is truly a mess. On the one side, we have party drunk with power, struggling to control its nuttiest factions and unwilling or unable to curb the opportunists who want to plunder government. On the other, we have a disorganized party with no...
by Thomas Mills | May 22, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, US Senate |
Last night, I had more fun than I’ve had in awhile. At 9:10 p.m., a bit late for a telemarketer, I got a call from an 800 number. While I usually don’t answer these calls, I picked it up. I was greeted by a live operator who wanted to ask me about political...
