The illusion of power
I want to take a point of personal privilege here and get a few things straight. I don’t hate Randy Voller. On personal level, I like the guy. I’ve known him for years, but I am as angry at him as I’ve been at anyone over politics. For me, watching the destruction of...
Giving the inmates the asylum
I really don’t want to write about the North Carolina Democratic Party and had decided that I wasn’t going to, regardless of who was chosen as the new executive director this weekend. However, with the news that the party only has $60,000 cash on hand and is...
Mr. Peabody: Gay dad, hero
Yesterday, I took the kids to see Mr. Peabody and Sherman on its opening day. The movie is based on the show Peabody’s Improbable History from The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show of the 1960s. While I was a fan of the show as a kid, the light came on while watching it as an...
Not believable
Renee Ellmers and Washington Republicans are accusing the Obama administration and Democrats of making big cuts to Medicare Advantage to pay for Obamacare. However, experts say the claims aren’t accurate. Politically, they are not believable, either. For political...
So long, Martin
When the long session of the legislature began in January 1997, Democrats were riding high. Just two years earlier, Republicans had handed them a defeat that left the state House in Republican hands for the first time in a century and Democrats barely held the state...
All business
Well, Thom Tillis is finally going up on television. It’s a feel good spot that let’s us know how hard he works and that he’s all business. In essence, he’s running as Mitt Romney (Hat tip Gary Pearce). Tillis believes, and maybe rightly so, that he can run a primary...
TEA, anyone?
It’s a day early but I’ll call it. In the GOP Senate primary, Dr. Greg Brannon won the week. He’s managed to survive a week of headlines that would have killed most candidates and is still racking up endorsements from conservative grassroots organizations. Just two...
The race next door
While North Carolina doesn’t have a governor’s race this year, our neighbor to the south does. And for the first time in a while, it looks like Democrats might have a shot. State Senator Vincent Sheheen is looking for a rematch against South Carolina Governor Nikki...
Where’s Thom?
By now, I expected to see Thom Tillis up on television and burying his primary opponents in feel good ads. Instead, he’s AWOL. So where’s he been? He’s continuing to skip the GOP forums though he said he can’t wait to debate. If he’s moving around the state, he’s...
Defining herself
According to the latest Elon University poll, Kay Hagan is still seeing her numbers deteriorate. While the sample is registered voters instead of likely voters, the poll indicates she is in troubling territory. And it indicates the relentless assault by Americans for...
