North Carolina – Republicans
Bushed
If I were a Republican (I’m struggling here now), I’d wonder why this election is even close. With the economy in the tank and Americans in a funk, why doesn’t Mitt Romney have a huge lead over President Obama? Jeb Bush has it figured out. He told reporters that his father and Ronald Reagan…
Read MoreHarsh Words Breed Malice
Danny Hembree, who killed a 17-year-old girl, proved that in addition to being a murderer he’s a fool, writing his local newspaper, describing himself sitting on death row as ‘a gentleman of leisure, watching color TV, and eating three well-balanced meals a day,’ and then, boasting how he’ll file decades of appeals before he gets…
Read MoreThe Speaker’s Entourage
Thom Tillis may be a fiscal conservative on education, but he’s happy to spend taxpayers’ money on himself. First, as I recall, were the big-screen TVs outside the House chamber – featuring none other than Speaker Tillis. Last week, he told WPTF radio host Bill LuMaye he approved extra pay to staffers fired…
Read MoreNot a Starr
A friend of George Holding (and a Democrat) took issue with yesterday’s blog. He wrote: “Here is the reason I don’t think George will be the next Starr: “Bill Clinton was a flawed man but was fundamentally a good president with lots of allies and a good overall record. “John Edwards is…
Read MoreIs Holding Starr-Crossed?
Whatever he does, Kenneth Starr will always be remembered for his obsession with Bill Clinton’s sex life. Will John Edwards likewise live on forever in George Holding’s bio? Today’s N&O story by Ann Blyth and John Frank reminds us that the trial might be over, “but one aspect of the case remains unexplained: Why was…
Read MoreKing Canutes
That’s one less thing to worry about. The Republican legislature has decided that the ocean will not eventually take over our little place at Nags Head. Wait until I tell my brother-in-law that on the golf course this weekend. He’s a Republican himself; after all, he did very well in the oil…
Read MoreReality Show
Richard who’s Irish and Catholic sat listening to Mike the Republican and Tom the Democrat arguing then laid down his fork, leaned forward and said: Let me see if I’ve got this right. Pat McCrory’s going to sue the Democrats. The Democrats are already suing Pat McCrory. And the Democratic Chairman is about to get…
Read MoreClout
A TAPster with a cruel sense of humor notes: “The Chief of the Cherokees has more influence in the legislature than the Governor of North Carolina.”
Read MoreNervous Nellies
Bill Clinton last week became the third big-name Democrat – after Ed Rendell and Cory Booker – to question attacking Mitt Romney’s Bain record. Some North Carolina Democrats are similarly skittish about the ads attacking Pat McCrory’s record. Now, we love Big Dog Bill. But he always seems to find inconvenient times to…
Read MoreSex and the Legislature
A male TAPster with years of lobbying experience took issue with Mandy Locke’s revealing (pardon the expression) story in the N&O, “Legislators, lobbyists mix business with pleasure.” The TAPster writes: “The N&O’s weekend story about the plight of women lobbyists was another new low point in the paper’s coverage of politics. It hit…
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