by Thomas Mills | May 10, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Trump |
We need to thank Senator Richard Burr. Yesterday, he showed that he’ll put country before party. While other GOP Senators were making excuses for Trump’s firing of FBI director James Comey, Burr, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, offered a strong rebuke....
by Thomas Mills | May 9, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Trump |
You would think Donald Trump’s tweeting is starting to catch up with him—at least as far as policy goes. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals is likely to scrap Trump’s discriminatory travel ban for people from certain countries because Trump actually called it a “Muslim...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 12, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Trump |
Yesterday was a tough day to be a Republican. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said even Hitler didn’t use chemical weapons and then called concentration camps “Holocaust centers.” A few hours later, Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly introduced...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 17, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Politics, Trump |
Donald Trump rolled out his budget yesterday, causing howls of protests from Democrats and progressives. The budget would cut the EPA and State Department by about 30% each. It eliminates funding for Meals on Wheels, PBS, after-school programs and other liberal...
by John Wynne | Mar 2, 2017 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Congressional Races, Features, Trump |
At the bottom of this interesting profile on U.S. Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) is this piece of information: the congressman has not yet decided on whether or not to seek reelection and will make up his mind this summer. Jones, who represents the state’s 3rd...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 30, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Trump |
From a political standpoint, Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven Muslim countries was successful. He never called it a ban on Muslims but the press did and his base supporters responded positively. As far as they’re concerned, he’s delivered on another campaign...
