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By Carter Wrenn March 12, 2011

Emails, it turns out, like lemmings have a remarkable capacity to reproduce – one breeds ten which breeds an avalanche of messages pouring into inboxes.   Back in the old days you wrote a letter to one person; today with the click of a button you can send an email to thirty people, and people…

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Political Point Scoring

By Carter Wrenn March 11, 2011

Having a Republican legislature and a Democratic Governor fighting over how to best save North Carolina has sure made our politics more entertaining.   The Republicans passed a bill to save us from Obama-care – which didn’t go down at all well with Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper who the Republican legislative leaders ordered to…

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Veto Calculus

By Gary Pearce March 11, 2011

Governor Perdue won her first veto fight. And Raleigh’s political chemistry is in flux.   Despite their majorities, Republicans now face a Governor who looks stronger than she did a week ago. And then there is the swing power of a handful of conservative Democratic legislators.   For Perdue’s part, she has to be careful…

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A Different Ball Game

By Gary Pearce March 10, 2011

The crowds and the quality of basketball aren’t the only things in decline at the ACC tournament. So is its political prestige.   Back when, the tournament was The Place to Be for The Powers That Be. A walk around the concourse was a power walk among legislators, decision-makers and North Carolina’s elite.   But…

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A Journalist and a Gentleman

By Gary Pearce March 9, 2011

David Broder, the long-time Washington Post political reporter who died today, was one of the most decent people I ever met in politics.   He was a legendarily hard-working reporter. His news stories and his columns were consistently – even maddeningly – non-ideological. His energy and longevity were remarkable. He covered the 1960 presidential election,…

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Failing the School Test

By Gary Pearce March 9, 2011

As Stephen Colbert would say, a tip of the hat to Democrats in the legislature who are fighting Republican bills that would hurt public schools: teacher layoffs, larger class sizes, less early education and private-school vouchers.   But a wag of the finger to those same Democrats who would hurt public schools by eliminating state…

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Mitt McCrory

By Gary Pearce March 8, 2011

Will Pat McCrory be the Mitt Romney of North Carolina’s GOP: suspect on the right for being a closet moderate?   Witness the issue of annexation.   Senate Republicans pushed through a bill freezing “forced annexations.”   “We don’t think government officials should have unrestricted control over someone’s private property,” said Senator Berger.   A gnome…

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A Healthy Veto

By Gary Pearce March 7, 2011

Legislative Republicans seem bound and determined to reelect Governor Perdue.   By placating their base on Obamacare and giving her another easy veto, they enabled her to effortlessly shore up her base. That’s her most pressing political need right now.   Soon, you’ll probably see her poll numbers rising. Which will help her start-up fundraising.…

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This is Business-Friendly?

By Gary Pearce March 5, 2011

Maybe legislative Republicans are trying to counter’s Carter’s charge that they’re too cozy with business. They’re talking now about making it easier for gun-owners to pack heat at the workplace.   That will make performance reviews more exciting.  

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