by Thomas Mills | Jul 13, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov
I usually take a break from blogging on Saturday, but Pat McCrory’s response to the New York Time’s editorial needs a response. Travis Fain took a good shot at the Time’s editorial board in his piece this morning. As a fellow Southerner, I agree with a lot of his...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 12, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov |
The North Carolina Republican Party has a problem. Well, it’s got a lot of them, but it’s got one big one. The guy who’s supposed to be the face and leader of their party can’t tell the difference between the truth and a lie. It’s one thing when he says that he won’t...
by Alexander H. Jones | Jul 11, 2013 | NC Politics, NCGov, Women's Rights |
The governor deserves no praise for his comments on the abortion bill. For one, his so-called “threat” was laced with weasel words and obsequious courtesies. There’s nothing brave about that. More importantly, McCrory’s latest move is just another of the PR stunts...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 11, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov |
I hate to keep beating up on Kieran Shanahan (okay, I really don’t but it’s a good lead in anyway), but what is it with this guy? First, he takes a job with the McCrory Administration as Secretary of Public Safety. Then, we find out that he wants to keep working at...
by Alexander H. Jones | Jul 9, 2013 | NC Politics, NCGov, Politics, US Senate |
“Talking About Politics” recently posted a piece which argued Senator Hagan should decline to seek re-election and instead wait three and a half years to run for governor. His/her case stems from an intuitive premise, but does not hold up to scrutiny. Hagan should...
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...
