Much has been written over the past year about the ongoing “civil war” within the Republican Party. To a certain extent, this is hyperbole; Democrats and much of the mainstream media outlets in this country would love nothing better than to see the GOP tear itself apart in an ideological bloodletting, driving either moderates or […]
Putting aside the none-too-subtle undertones layered into President Barack Obama’s Commencement address over the weekend at Hampton University – that speech shouldn’t be free if it comes from conservative bloggers, talk radio, or anybody else who disagrees with his policies – am I the only one who finds it incredibly alarming that the Commander-in-Chief in […]
While Charlotte’s uptown lunch bunch is an a complete tizzy this week over the grand opening of the vaunted NASCAR Hall of Fame, it’s entirely apparent that despite all the hoopla the grand edifice to racing is already struggling to get out of the pits. The City of Charlotte took on a full tank of […]
If there is to be a National Day of Prayer it shouldn’t become an exercise in politically correct nonsense. But when the Pentagon bowed to pressure from pro-Islamic groups and rescinded Rev. Franklin Graham’s invitation to speak, nonsense is exactly what the event became. The opposition to the Graham invitation was vehement. A spokesman from […]
Photos by: Glen Simmons The annual Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival cooked up some tasty fun this weekend at Symphony Park at SouthPark. [nggallery id=34]
The Charlotte City Council and the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners in 2007 jointly approved what was touted as an ambitious plan to end and prevent homelessness in 10 years. That was three years ago and, to date, the plan has accomplished little, except for now laying the groundwork to form a new community-based leadership […]
So libraries, parks, social services and schools are facing massive cuts and layoffs and the braintrust in the county manager’s office decides it’s a good idea to blow close to $3,000 buying five new Apple iPads. Wonderful. The official line – shocker here – is that spending more will ultimately save more, in this case […]
At a rather amazing and informative recent meeting of the Charlotte Economics Club, a mild-mannered senior Republican Congressman was asked the following question by a self-admitted hard-nosed, go-strictly-by the-numbers accountant from a major accounting firm: “These numbers about the deficits and debt going forward are so astounding. Why don’t the Democrat leaders of Congress such as […]
Nope – in Detroit, the homicide rate is actually dropping, down 25 percent year-to-date for the first quarter through March; here in the Queen City, homicides have spiked more than 50 percent, year-to-date through April. Granted, Detroit brings the number of homicides down from the mind-numbing 80 the city recorded during last year’s first quarter, […]
The Daily Diatribe: The Greek debt situation is conjuring up some serious muscle memory for me. To those of you asleep for the last three years, you will not recognize the European financial crisis currently underway. It is widely accepted that Greece may default on its sovereign debt unless the EU bails them out. Sound […]
