by Alexander H. Jones | Jul 3, 2013 | NC Politics, NCGov
It was not cowardly for McCrory to skip town the day his unemployment bill bit. Rather, he paid us a courtesy by taking a reprieve from the public eye. Like George W. Bush, McCrory has run a political operation so rife with deceit that the public deserves to be...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 3, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, NCGov, US Senate, Women's Rights |
Last night, the North Carolina Senate finally kicked the hornet’s nest. Under cover of darkness, they attached draconian legislation to restrict women’s access to health care to–get this–the anti-Shariah Law bill. No shit. As one friend tweeted, “The NC...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 28, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Moral Monday, National Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, NCGov |
This week I felt a shift. I’ve felt them before and then seen a return to the status quo. In the past, I thought the shift was toward either a more conservative or more progressive perspective by the American public. I felt it after Barack Obama’s victory in 2008 and...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 27, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov |
Pat McCrory just doesn’t get it. And I mean “get” being governor. He’s disengaged from the political process and living in a bubble that’s obliterated any understanding of how his administration is perceived by the public. This week, his office released a tax plan...
by Alexander H. Jones | Jun 24, 2013 | NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, NCGov
PPP recently pointed out that Pat McCrory’s approval rating is trickling down month by month. Mainly, his numbers declined because Democrats defected, eroding his cross-over support. In the latest poll, McCrory’s approval among independents remains solid–for...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 15, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov |
PoliticsNC: Governor, thanks for taking time to sit down with PoliticsNC. Pat McCrory: Well, thank you. Nothing I like more than a weekend chat. PNC: Governor, last week you described the protesters as “outsiders.” After an analysis of arrest records, it appears that...