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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The Sparks Fly Upwards

By Carter Wrenn June 9, 2009

Well, the next time a governor asks the Chancellor at North Carolina State University to hire his wife for $875,000 the Chancellor will either whip out a gun and start shooting or hightail it for the hills.   Nobody with any sense really believed the professors at State College thought up hiring Governor Easley’s wife…

Senator Berger

By Carter Wrenn June 8, 2009

 

Senator Doug Berger’s Blooper

By Carter Wrenn June 8, 2009

 

Senator Doug Berger’s Blooper

By Carter Wrenn June 8, 2009

For the past month, State Senator Doug Berger has been telling just about anyone who’ll listen that 45% of the patients who get home care services through Medicaid are ineligible.   He’s gotten so worked up over the whole thing he wrote one lady, who disagreed with him, and told her the ‘ineligible’ patients’ children…

Walking the Plank?

By Gary Pearce June 8, 2009

 

YouTube Lobbying

By Gary Pearce June 5, 2009

 

The Big Scam

By Carter Wrenn June 5, 2009

 

Baby Can You Drive My Car?

By Gary Pearce June 4, 2009

 

Education CEO Squeezes Perdue

By Gary Pearce June 3, 2009

 

MAGA-gator

By Gary Pearce March 12, 2026

Thom Tillis and Phil Berger fed the MAGA alligator. Then it ate them. Thomas Mills wrote…

Enough is Enough

By Gary Pearce March 11, 2026

Exactly 80 years ago, in 1946, Republicans took control of Congress with a simple message: “Had…

Faith in Politics

By Gary Pearce March 10, 2026

Jim Hunt would like James Talarico winning the Democratic primary in Texas. Like Talarico, the late…