Carter Wrenn
Gary Pearce
A political tsunami brings ashore strange creatures from the deep. Witness some of the Republicans in the legislature. A serious Senator, Neal Hunt, comes up with a good idea that could repair burnt bridges for Republicans: pardon Reconstruction Governor W.W. Holden, who was impeached for standing up to the Ku Klux Klan. …
Read MoreSomeone in the State House sure does like handguns. First, legislators sponsored a bill to allow folks to carry concealed pistols in bars and restaurants. Now there’s a bill to require cities to allow concealed guns in parks. And Representative Mark Hilton is sponsoring a class in the legislature on carrying concealed guns. Legislators…
Read MorePresident Obama’s great coalition to defeat Libya – NATO, France, Britain, Arab League and the U.S.A. – is fraying at the seams. The Arab League, the French say, is out of sorts with NATO. The French, as always, are marching to their own drummer and out of sorts with everyone. And our NATO allies…
Read MoreThis is an urgent open letter to Republican political consultants in North Carolina: Now is the time to come to the aid of your profession. Your party is in charge of redistricting. The lonely eyes of all political consultants – Democrats and Republicans – turn to you. I’m not talking about partisan…
Read MoreNow that we’re bombing Libya the New York Times reports that, technically, we didn’t go to war to defeat Gadhafi. Technically, the Times says, all the UN Resolution did was set up a no-fly zone to stop Gadhafi bombing his own civilians. The General commanding our attack says pretty much the same thing: “Our mission…
Read MoreThe easy story line is that rapacious Republicans are out to gut North Carolina’s environmental protections. Not so fast. In fact, Governor Perdue might want to jump on this train while she’s restructuring state government. There are economic developers and business people who are responsible on environmental issues AND convinced that DENR…
Read MoreGovernor Perdue’s against ending end-course tests in high schools, she empathically told the newspaper. But, then, she took a breath and said there’s no way she’ll veto the Republicans’ bill to eliminate the tests. Then she took another breath and said she won’t sign the bill either. Instead, she’s going to sit on her hands…
Read MoreI’m the last person most Republicans would listen to for advice. But I’m struck lately by the concerns I’ve heard from serious and nonpartisan people about the GOP’s ambitious legislative agenda. As one veteran at the legislature observed: “If the Republicans try to do everything now, there won’t be a later for them.” …
Read MoreAs Claude Rains said in Rickâs Café in Casablanca, Iâm shocked, just shocked. Itâs like the world turned upside down â here on Talking About Politics. Iâm defending trial lawyers and Garyâs defending negligent doctors. The issue of âmedical malpractice reform,â in a unique way, boils down to hard-edged questions about personal responsibility⦠and…
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