Carter Wrenn
Gary Pearce
During Governor Rick Perry’s announcement he opined he loves America and loves Texas and loves the U.S. Army and loves South Carolina with its early Primary and I thought, Yes – but where do you stand on raising the debt ceiling? Governor Perry’s maiden voyage into Presidential politics is being hailed as a grand…
Speaker Thom Tillis again shows signs of being soft (if you’ll pardon the term) on gay marriage. According to the Charlotte Observer, Tillis was pressed at a town meeting this week about the proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage. “Can you explain to us why you’re squandering taxpayer resources on this…
At the Iowa debate, without blushing, Tim Pawlenty described himself an ‘Effective, Tested, Conservative Leader’ – two days later he was out of the Presidential race. So much for the power of slogans. This election folks are asking, Where’s the beef? On the other hand, Newt Gingrich breathed a real spark into his flagging…
The most overused political cliché today is that Washington is wasting time talking about deficits and debt when it should be talking about jobs. But thereâs another political cliché that matters here: He who defines the debate wins the race. By that measure, Republicans are hammering President Obama and the Democrats. And itâs…
Sometimes a picture’s worth a thousand words; this came in over the transom in an email. ————————————– Two Story Outhouse I can’t even think of anything to add to this… Words fail me! This picture is worth 10,000 of them. Yep!!! This pretty much says it all. Needs no additional comments!!!
When I read this morning about Tony Tata’s school-assignment plan, I recalled what one supporter of the diversity policy told me after meeting Tata earlier this year: “I don’t think this school board knows what they’ve got.” Tata seemed much more progressive than the board’s Republican majority. Perhaps the majority was seduced – and…
We already had one: the commission chaired by Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson. Here’s a link to their report, The Moment of Truth: Report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Since Bowles is a straight shooter and Simpson a plain speaker, I was curious what they say about taxes, which appears…
From a message standpoint, Governor Perdue is stronger now than President Obama. The New York Times Sunday captured the White House’s dilemma: combat or compromise? The story said: “As the economy worsens, President Obama and his senior aides are considering whether to adopt a more combative approach on economic issues, seeking to highlight…
This is how it’s going to be for the next 14 months. Last week, the hot political story was Democrats mad at President Obama. Now, the story is his would-be opponents – especially Romney, Perry and Bachmann. And therein lies a lesson. Here’s what dominated the media/blogosphere chatter this weekend: How weird are Bachmann’s…
How do you get your news? Our statewide poll asked North Carolina voters what their primary…
Thom Tillis and Phil Berger fed the MAGA alligator. Then it ate them. Thomas Mills wrote…
Exactly 80 years ago, in 1946, Republicans took control of Congress with a simple message: “Had…