Raleigh
Election 2010
Republicans have reason to be confident as filing opens for the 2010 elections. But I’m yet to be convinced this will be another 1994. That year, Democrats – in Raleigh and Washington – were supremely overconfident, all the way to Election Day. Not a problem this time. Still, the cycle favors Republicans.…
Read MoreMystery Solved
Now we know why Mike Easley was so, well, weird. He wasn’t just Governor. He was Secret Agent Man. Instead of a number like 007, he had a nom de guerre: Ckin Regnad. This explains the need to keep his whereabouts secret and constantly change his schedule. It’s why he had to conduct…
Read MoreThe Reverend Whacks the Chairman
One of the more dangerous varmints walking around on two legs is the good old-fashioned morally outraged Southern Demagogue and right now Reverend William Barber (head of the NAACP) fills the bill and he’s as mad as hell; the Reverend’s razor-tongued and ’fraid of nothing and he’s chomped down on school board Chairman Ron Margiotta…
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 MoreThe Next Head to Roll
Look for a third head to roll under the new Wake school board regime. First was ex-Chairman Kevin Hill. Then – as predicted in this blog (you could look it up) – Tharrington Smith law firm. Next up: Superintendent Del Burns. When the new crowd was recruiting candidates earlier this year, they…
Read MoreWakeup Calls
Republicans may have awakened a sleeping giant in WakeCounty. First came the arrogance of the new school board majority. Then came the county commissioners’ Potty-Break Putsch. Suddenly, Wake County Democrats stopped griping about how President Obama, Governor Perdue and the Democratic Congress haven’t yet produced Utopia. They realize that last year’s election…
Read MoreSchoolyard Bullies
All the nice, well-intentioned people who support diversity in the Wake schools better wake up and realize they’re in a war. Many of them eschewed Democratic Party help in the election. We’re non-partisan, they said. Well, the other side had no qualms about enlisting the Republican Party on its side. So now…
Read MoreOff With Their Heads!
The new majority took over the Wake County school board like the Jacobins took over Paris. Replacing a board that was seen as high-handed and arrogant, they set new standards for high-handed and arrogant. One step got little attention. The board hired a Republican lawyer. Unclear is whether they fired Tharrington and Smith,…
Read MoreCruel and Unusual Punishment
Democrats have no pity. No sooner did unemployment hit double digits than Mayor Meeker and Raleigh’s City Manager and Meeker’s allies on the City Council announced a plan to raise property taxes. Think of it: Right now almost everyone in Raleigh is paying taxes on overvalued homes and the Mayor and company are…
Read MoreThe New Republican Strategy for 2010
Back after Obama rolled into the White House and North Carolina turned into a ‘Blue State’ overnight Gary told me wryly, Don’t worry, we’ll find a way to blow it. Now that Republicans are leading in the polls Gary’s looking a bit clairvoyant but, on the other hand, it’s now Republicans who seem…
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