by Thomas Mills | Mar 16, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Obamacare |
Nothing lays bare the ideological divide between conservatives and liberals like a healthcare debate. We are now in the third major debate in my lifetime. The first happened when Bill and Hillary Clinton failed to implement healthcare reform in 1993. The second...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 15, 2017 | Editor's Blog, HB2, North Carolina |
After four years of controlling every branch of state government, Republicans in North Carolina are having a hard time understanding compromise and bipartisanship. They’ve passed legislation at will with very little successful resistance. That power led to overreach...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 8, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Obamacare |
While most of the press, the progressive establishment and even some traditional conservatives have watched Trump in horror, his base has watched him with satisfaction. He’s building the wall, banning Muslims, and rounding up illegals, just like he said he would....
by Thomas Mills | Mar 7, 2017 | Editor's Blog, HB2 |
Lt. Governor Dan Forest has gone down to Texas to promote the Lone Star State’s version of HB2. In the eyes of Forest and social conservatives across the nation, the law is a booming success. In their view, it may be costing North Carolina hundreds of millions of...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 2, 2017 | Editor's Blog, HB2 |
It seems that most people in the General Assembly want to get rid of House Bill 2 despite accusations to the contrary from both sides. Sure, there are some social conservatives who would prefer to stand on principle while the reputation of the state goes down the...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 28, 2017 | Editor's Blog, HB2 |
Right now, there are probably enough votes in the legislature to pass a clean bill to repeal House Bill 2. There are certainly enough to pass a version based on the framework offered by former Republican Governor Jim Martin back in May 2016. However, House Speaker Tim...
