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Flim-Flam
You canât really fault the State Democratic Party Chairman for tying himself in knots to praise Governor Perdue â but, then, maybe you can. Or, maybe, we should fault whoever on Bev Perdueâs staff wrote David Youngâs latest email to voters. Chairman Young (or his ghostwriter) begins his lament by telling voters about all…
Read MoreHow to Get Out of a Mess
The state’s received a whopping $7.5 billion in ‘Stimulus Funds’ and a good part of it was to pay for Medicaid but, despite President Obama’s help, Secretary Lanier Cansler’s got a train wreck on his hands after he gave out $250 million in no bid contracts, a lot of them to his cronies and former…
Read MoreTony Rand and Integrity
Governor Perdue’s Parole Commissioner Tony Rand’s got plenty of troubles: He’s being investigated by the FBI and the Securities and Exchange Commission (and, maybe worst of all for a politician, an investigative reporter from the News and Observer) for what looks like a scheme he cooked up to have the state buy police equipment from…
Read MorePolls – Burr
Thereâs been a lot of back and forth about new polls in the Senate Race. For instance, The Civitas Institute poll has Senator Richard Burr up: · Richard Burr 40% · Elaine Marshall 32% · Undecided 28% Some folks are saying this is good news for Burr but it looks to me like the news…
Read MoreThe Copenhagen Hustle
You know, I thought all this foo-fah over in Copenhagen was about the ice caps melting – but I was dead wrong. Now there’s not much doubt with every bone in his Ivy League educated body President Obama sincerely believes if we don’t do something – now – by 2050 Manhattan Island is going…
Read MoreA Hissy Fit
A fellow’d rather be wrestling a swamp full of alligators than to be in the new School Board Chairman Ron Margiotta’s shoes. The board’s only met twice and Margiotta’s already been ripped and torn by our local up in arms, mad as Comanche liberals. What Margiotta’s done to get local liberals upset is trampling…
Read MoreCheap Shot Cal
Young Cal Cunningham seems to have a future in politics or, rather, he may be a real politician â example his latest email; he urgently writes: âI canât believe it. This morning Senator Richard Burr voted against funding our troopsâ¦as hundreds of Marines at Camp Lejeune held tearful farewellsâ¦as they prepared to ship out…
Read MoreMerry Christmas
I’m going to take a few days off from blogging to enjoy Christmas with my family at Nags Head. Along with our two dogs, my 90-year-old mother-in-law, visits with my mother and my new stepfather and my 106-year-old grandmother (that’s no misprint; she’s 106), various in-laws, much food and cheer and – if my brother-in-law…
Read MorePolitical Stories
I guess no one in Raleigh has spent more time pouring over a the lore of North Carolina politics than Rob Christensen and if you want to read the best stories about our politicians’ foibles go to the bookstore and buy his book, The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics. When the new school board…
Read More$200,000 versus $2.5 Million
Down at the Charlotte Observer they’re lamenting – editorially – about the state using no bid contracts to buy $200,000 in equipment from Senate Democratic Leader Tony Rand’s company. (They also point out Governor Perdue, former Governor Easley, the former Secretary of Transportation and the former head of the Division of Motor Vehicles all own…
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