by Thomas Mills | May 19, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov
I noticed that Pat McCrory was in Edenton this weekend with some of his Cabinet secretaries, including Secretary of Public Safety Kieran Shanahan. First, welcome home. I hope your time in New Orleans was fun. Second, did you have a chance to ask Shanahan about his...
by Thomas Mills | May 17, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov |
Okay, Governor, it’s safe to come home now. Crossover ended and they weeded out most of the really crazy stuff. Now, it’s just a bunch of really bad bills. Good maneuvering, though. We still don’t know what you believe or where you stand but that good-looking smile...
by Thomas Mills | May 15, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov
So what is it about Republicans treating appointed and elected positions as part-time jobs? Remember Richard Petty? In his run for Secretary of State in 1996, he said he would keep his day job if he was elected. Elaine Marshall went on to embarrass him with the...
by Thomas Mills | May 12, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov
Watching Pat McCrory reminds me of the Saturday Night Live skit from the early ‘90s, “Pat.” Pat is an androgynous character and the skits usually revolve around people trying to determine whether Pat is a man or a woman. Pat McCrory is the same way except, instead of...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 29, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGov, Transportation |
Pat McCrory came to Raleigh to fix what’s broken. Unfortunately, he’s also trying to fix what ain’t. Today’s News & Observer noted North Carolina’s pre-kindergarten program was listed as one of the top programs of its kind in the country. But instead of offering...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 28, 2013 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, NCGov
Instead of reading my blog today, I urge all of our readers to turn to the newspapers and news shows. At the state level, the N&O and Charlotte Observer take state government to task for losing over $1 billion in tax revenue through loopholes run amok. Instead of...
