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The Internet Strikes Again
Hardly a Democrat has a doubt the Internet has become a force majeure in politics; and if any Republican had any doubts take a look at whatâs happened to Representative Joe Wilson Congressman Wilson was cruising to reelection in a Republican District when he called out, âYou lie!â on national TV â then overnight a…
Read MoreThe Best Ethics Insurance
Pass any ethics law you want. Set up any ethics board you want. The best ethics protection remains The News & Observer. Getting a copy of the Easleys’ settlement statement at Cannonsgate (can there really be a –gate in this story?) is an amazing coup. As shown by Wade Byrd’s threat to sue the…
Read MoreThe News
There’s plenty of hot news lately. Iran’s close to building a bomb. ACORN operatives got caught on film trying to figure out how to bring young girls from Honduras to Baltimore for what sounded a lot like a prostitution ring. And the Republican National Committees are going all out to elect a…
Read MoreMarshalling No Enthusiasm
Excuse the big yawn from many Democrats at the news Elaine Marshall apparently will run for Senate. I say apparently because, as the N&O noted, her consultant announced her candidacy. She was not available to speak for herself. Not a good sign. And not the sign of a committed candidate. Yes, she is…
Read MoreOne Up on P.T. Barnum
As if Governor Perdue’s not singlehandedly doing enough to sink the Democrats next election (with her 25% Favorable to 50% Unfavorable) former Governor Easley is lending a hand. Not even P.T. Barnum pulled off what Easley ahs done: Going to a real estate closing to buy a half-a-million dollar lot with borrowed money…
Read MoreNo Tears for Ted
One of the great falsehoods peddled by Jim Hunt-haters – and repeated in a recent comment on this site – is that he cried after Ted Kennedy’s speech to the 1980 convention. Sorry, haters. It didn’t happen. I was there. Standing beside Hunt on the floor of Madison Square Garden during Kennedy’s…
Read MoreObama Speaks
Watching President Obama give a speech is sort of like it used to be watching Reggie Jackson play baseball – I’m no Yankees fan but at times watching Reggie (like in the World Series game when he hit three homeruns) could be pretty amazing. Plus, President Obama has guts, which is about the rarest…
Read MoreKnuckleheads
I had no idea what a powerful and persuasive speaker President Obama is. According to Tom Fetzer & Co., if Obama gets the chance to address America’s schoolchildren, he will turn them into socialists. Wow. Especially with a subversive message like: study hard, stay in school and set goals for success.…
Read MoreSenator Wicker?
One Big Name mentioned as a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate should be taken seriously: Dennis Wicker. Wicker reminds me of Jim Hunt circa 1992. Wicker has grown since an election defeat eight years earlier. The lessons from that loss – plus his experience in the private sector – could make him a stronger candidate…
Read MoreCrafty Obama
One of the many brilliant (that means “Democratic”) readers of this blog has offered what could be a spot-on analysis of Obama’s new strategy on health care. I share it with you in full: “He has leaned back and relaxed and let Mitch McConnell and the screaming chorus shout and work themselves into a…
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