Carter is a Republican. Gary is a Democrat.

They met in 1984, during the epic U.S. Senate battle between Jesse Helms and Jim Hunt. Carter worked for Helms and Gary, for Hunt.

Years later, they became friends. They even worked together on some nonpolitical clients.

They enjoy talking about politics. So they started this blog in 2005.

They’re still talking. And they invite you to join the conversation.

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Worth the Risk?

By Carter Wrenn August 13, 2009

We’ve got a whale of a health care war going on – and it’s a pleasure to watch the Congressmen and Senators getting bearded in their own Town Hall Meetings.   In Round One President Obama charged out of his corner and whipped everyone in sight; then, in Round Two, he unexpectedly got rocked back…

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Bev Needs a Dick Morris

By Gary Pearce August 12, 2009

No, not the Dick Morris you see on Fox who apparently came unhinged from working for the Clintons. The Dick Morris who rescued Bill Clinton’s presidency after 1994.   Governor Perdue needs somebody who will do what Morris did then: scour government agencies for a series of popular, bite-sized things she could do by executive…

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Old Gene Autry Movies

By Carter Wrenn August 12, 2009

When I was nine years old my ten year old cousin Jennifer was an Amazon – she could hit a baseball, throw a football and run faster than any boy. When it came time to choose up sides there wasn’t any question whether she’d play with the boys. The only question was which side was…

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ObamaScare

By Gary Pearce August 11, 2009

I’m not surprised Public Policy Polling found that only 54 percent on North Carolinians believe Obama was born in the United States, 26 percent said they do not believe he was and 20 percent aren’t sure.   The poll reflects a fundamental divide about Obama here and across America. It was there throughout the campaign,…

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Drug Deal

By Gary Pearce August 11, 2009

Now, I may not have all the numbers exactly right on this one. It’s received some coverage, but not enough. So bear with me.   Apparently, the Obama administration cut a secret deal with Big Pharma under which the drug companies agreed to give up no more than $80 billion in prescription-drug savings for health-care…

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A Bad Cycle

By Carter Wrenn August 11, 2009

My grandmother used to say one bad act leads to another. Here’s an example: Up on Wall Street the Masters of the Universe got so wrapped up in their own greed, like Midas, they ruined themselves. Then the dominos started falling: Congress stepped in to save them by giving them eight hundred billion dollars of…

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In Our Time

By Carter Wrenn August 10, 2009

Raleigh is full of characters and one of them is our local newspaper editor John Drescher, who’s done more to put a stop to corruption than anyone in sight, except George Holding our United States Attorney; Drescher puts the underhanded politicians on the front page then George introduces them to the Grand Jury.   I’ve…

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Hold Town Meetings

By Gary Pearce August 10, 2009

Memo to Congressman Brad Miller and all congressional Democrats: Stop ducking town meetings on health-care reform.   Open the doors wide. Invite everybody – opponents included. And let them rant and rave if that’s what they are determined to do.   Nothing could do more to help the health care-reform campaign.   The more the…

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That Dog Won’t Hunt

By Carter Wrenn August 6, 2009

Whenever a lady starts a sentence by saying with perfect politeness, I just wanted to point out…well, any male who’s dealt with southern women knows he’s in deep trouble.   A very nice lady called from state government the other morning about a blog I wrote  about the State Department of Transportation spending $29,000 to…

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Out of Touch

By Gary Pearce February 20, 2025

I’ve resisted the temptation to rail every day about Trump’s cruelty, corruption and incompetence – and…

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Jeanette Hyde

By Gary Pearce February 14, 2025

Jeanette Hyde went from Miss Yadkin County to Madam Ambassador. Hyde, who died Monday at age…

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The Best Way to Steal an Election

By Carter Wrenn February 13, 2025

We’ve heard a lot about stolen votes – but here’s the best way to steal an…

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