I’m appealing to my old friend and comrade-in-arms Dennis Wicker: Don’t solve the HB2 crisis. It’s helping Democrats!

Now, I feel bad saying this. Dennis is one of the finest and most public-spirited people in North Carolina. We lost out big time when we didn’t elect him Governor in 2000.

Now he – and Art Pope! – are leading a group that hopes to resolve the HB2 controversy.

(Side note: Dennis defeated Pope in the race for Lieutenant Governor in 1992, saving us from 20 years of what Pope & Co. are doing now to North Carolina.)

Organizing this group is just a transparent ploy by Republicans to escape the damage that HB2 is doing to Governor McCrory, legislative Republicans and Senator Burr. The thing is being organized by Pope’s John Locke/John Hood Society, for Pete’s sake!

Not coincidentally, Senator Burr says the legislature “botched” HB2. That’s one reason he’s neck-and-neck with Deborah Ross.

The hell with a group of leaders “solving” the problem. Let’s solve it in the elections in November.

“No deal. Just repeal,” as HB2 opponents say.

Plus the old political advice, “When your opponent is drowning, throw the son of a bitch an anvil.”