Re-writing history…Wrong, again.
As the recession was crushing the country in early 2009, Republicans, fearing a massive government response, began repeating a storyline that FDR’s New Deal prolonged the Great Depression. The vast majority of economists and historians dismissed the theory but it...
Fixin’ what ain’t broke
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...
Read this
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...
Dividing, not conquering
With Republicans controlling both houses of the legislature and the Governor’s mansion, the divide in Raleigh today is far less about partisanship than about the rural-urban split in the state. For his part, Pat McCrory brings the perspective of a big city mayor and...
You can’t make this shit up.
“Hey, Ralph. What I want yeh to do, is sneak up on dat deer, put two bullets in his brain and then leave wid'out makin’ a sound.” The party that wanted to implement a state religion, exempt the state from enforcing federal laws and tax parents whose children...
Growing pained
The Republican effort to remake the electorate in their favor is coming even more into focus. Some of their tactics are very transparent. For all their sanctimonious rhetoric about protecting the integrity of campaigns, everybody knows that the Voter ID bill is meant...
Thoughts and prayers
Today, Jamie Kirk Hahn passed away from injuries sustained in an attack at her home. Her husband, Nation, has been a guest blogger here and both Jamie and Nation have been very supportive of this endeavor, PoliticsNC. Today, we need to support Nation and his family....
Really, Lindsey?
Poor Lindsey Graham. He tries so hard to fit in. But it’s tough. He’s a smart guy from a dumb state. He’s an effeminate man in a macho party. And, to make matters even worse, his mother named him Lindsey. So, Lindsey overcompensates. He’s a tough guy every chance he...
In US history, bombings are not that uncommon
The Boston Marathon bombing was horrible. The two brothers who carried it out were monsters. But let’s keep this episode in perspective. In the scheme of U. S. history, terrorist bombings are not that rare and they have been perpetrated by domestic terrorists more...
Sticks and (Mike) Stone: Anatomy of a thin-skinned bully
The nursery rhyme goes “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Maybe NC State Rep. Mike Stone (R-Lee) should revisit this simple truth. Stone used his position as a legislator to knock a college radio show off the air. Seems the show’s...
