Carter Wrenn
Gary Pearce
Obama Picks NC
President Obama picked UNC to win the NCAA. More than that, he seems to be picking North Carolina as a key political target. Gary Robertson at AP wrote a good story about the high level of attention we’re getting from the administration.http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/4893290/ He asked me how much I thought that was politically motivated. About…
Free Cars
I thought the Democrats had ‘Ethics Reformed’ pay to play out of existence – but it turns out I was wrong. For instance, it seems automobile dealers (at least some of them) like bestowing cars on Democrats – so former Governor Easley’s been driving a car free, courtesy of a dealership, and so has Mrs.…
Upside Down
Who said foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds? Republicans in North Carolina certainly appear untethered by consistency when it comes to the relationship between government and the private sector. Nationally, Republicans are in a frenzy about the Obama administration’s policy toward business. Socialism, they thunder. The very idea of the federal government…
Reading the Sunday Paper
Tom Fetzer is a smart guy. Iâm thinking of endorsing him for state Republican Chair. Thatâs because he would be good, and I donât want a good GOP chair. I figure my endorsement would be the kiss of death. Tom has a gimmick in his campaign: help put The News & Observer out of business.…