Bev Tackles Corruption

I meant to write this a couple of weeks ago when Governor Perdue issued her fourth proclamation to end corruption but got diverted. However, with the routines and rhythms of life returning to normal I’m picking up where I left off.   Over at Democratic Headquarters, the Governor’s latest proclamation was greeted with pure joy.…

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Hard-core

A Democratic consultant pegged it mid-day Tuesday: “This is a base-vote primary.”   That’s why Elaine Marshall nearly won, Cal Cunningham disappointed and Ken Lewis did better than expected.   It has to gall Cunningham that his DSCC backing got him just 27.3 percent, just 116,000 votes. Even more galling has to be the N&O…

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Obama Sets a Trap

About the only varmint on earth these days more unpopular than a Democratic Congressman is a Wall Street banker – so to save their political hides President Obama and the Democrats in Washington have gone banker hunting.   Now, broadly speaking, Wall Street bankers have a simple theory of politics: Without regard to race, creed,…

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John A.

John A. Williams, Jr., who died this week, was one of the big reasons Jim Hunt was a successful governor.   John A. looked and talked like your kindly grandfather. But he was tough as a Mafia don.   Few people remember that Hunt had a sometimes-rocky first year, especially when it came to managing…

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Marshall or Cunningham?

The Democratic heavyweights in Washington who anointed Cal Cunningham – after dithering for months with Bob Etheridge – are probably sweating today. Elaine Marshall, the candidate they didn’t want to run against Richard Burr, may end up being the candidate they get.   Public Policy Polling shows her with a 28-21 lead, but it’s still…

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