North Carolina – Democrats
Who’d Have Imagined It?
In 2008 while running for Governor, Bev Perdue said: Then, this year, she put a lobbyist in charge of health care, gave him the green light to spend $250 million to pass out no bid contracts (many to his former clients), then gave him her blessing to cut health care to thousands of…
Read MoreSuperdelegates Under Attack
A national Democratic Party reform that Jim Hunt pioneered nearly thirty years ago is under attack. And state Senator Dan Blue is defending the reform. There is some irony here. When Hunt was Governor and Blue was House Speaker in 1993-94, the two didn’t always get along. They clashed especially on Hunt’s crime…
Read MoreBev and New Year’s Resolutions
At breakfast the other day, a friend pointed to his mocha and cinnamon-crunch bagel. “I’m doing this today because starting January 1 I’m losing 20 pounds,” he vowed. I congratulated him. And wished him luck. That’s a hard resolution to keep; most resolvers fail. But Governor Perdue has done it. She recently…
Read MoreRelatives and ‘Recusals:’ Democrat Style
Tony Rand is Chairman of Law Enforcement Associates, and when he got accused of insider trading he told shareholders there’d be an ‘independent’ investigation – then picked his buddy Lyndo Tippett (the former Secretary of Transportation) to lead the investigation. About the same time a lady in Florida was suing Rand’s company, saying it…
Read MoreOne Year
A year is a long time in politics. One year ago: Barack Obama was a colossus, a superstar who had transformed politics Bev Perdue was about to enjoy a (short) honeymoon The clouds over Mike Easley were just gathering Tony Rand was ready for another turn as second-in-command of the Senate Wake County Democrats were…
Read MoreFlim-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 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 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 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…
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