Like a business
You know you are a Republican when your entry level job salary puts you in the top 10%--even if you’re a state employee. That’s what happened to two political hacks and recent college graduates in the McCrory administration. According to Sarah Ovaska at N. C. Policy...
I polled around and fell in love (sorry, Elvin)
I confess. I love PPP’s monthly North Carolina poll. While I don’t put too much credence in polling on races 15 months out, I’m always interested to see how the mood of the electorate is changing, or not, month to month. This month’s numbers are particularly...
Knitting
First, it was cookies. Now, it’s knitting. Republicans are stuck with mid-20th century stereotypes about women. Pat McCrory infamously offered a plate of cookies as an olive branch to women protesting his signing of the abortion bill he promised not to sign. Then,...
The party of mean
Yesterday, Pat McCrory signed into law one of the most restrictive voter suppression laws in the country. In addition, the Republican-majority Watauga County Board of Elections made voting more difficult for students by eliminating the on-campus early voting site and...
The price of prevarication
Let’s get back to that old Shanahan thing again. It sure was left unsettled. Since it’s been awhile in this world of 24/7 news, let’s rehash for moment. At the end of July, Secretary of Public Safety Kieran Shanahan and his chief deputy, Sonny Masso made a fast exit...
Tone deaf
North Carolina Republicans are turning out to be quite tone deaf. Whether through arrogance or ignorance, they seem quite sure they’ve got the support of the people. They dismiss criticism from traditional news outlets like the News & Observer, The Charlotte...
Tool
The timing of Thom Tillis’ entry into the U. S. Senate race for the seat held by Kay Hagan was always interesting. Everybody knew he was going to run but thought he would wait until the end of session to make the leap. Nobody was quite sure why he made the decision to...
Ask a teacher
Republicans want to have a debate about whether or not their budget cuts education. Don’t fall for it. It’s the wrong debate because it’s about semantics, not substance. The debate should be whether or not the budget adequately funds education. It quite clearly does...
Hoosier bound
Remember all that talk about creating jobs during the 2012 campaign? What happened? We barely heard the word “jobs” during the entire, painful legislative session. We heard plenty about motorcycle abortions, Sharia Law, state religions and guns, but nothing about...
No, you’re not Nazis
On Saturday, D.G. Martin offered an apology to anyone who might have been offended by a column he wrote last week. It was the right thing for D.G. to do because of who he is, not what he said. D.G. is a strong Democrat and opinionated, but he’s also the quintessential...
