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Pentagon dismisses India armada claim as “absolutely absurd” and “comical.” White House mouthpiece Robert Gibbs shoots down $200M per day price tag. Oh that whacky Indian media. This from ABC News: Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell did not shy away from dismissing reports that appeared in Indian media outlets, such as the Press Trust of […]
November 4, 2010 | Posted in House Blends,Mark Pellin,National | Read More »
Trade policies are tricky. They are geo-political chess games. But they used to be determined by simple supply and demand basics. If you needed spices from India, you bought spices from India. If you liked Irish crystal and linens, you bought Irish crystal and linens. Conversely, if India needed steel, Pittsburgh supplied it. The U.S. shipped grains all over […]
November 4, 2010 | Posted in Cheryl Pass,House Guests,National | Read More »
Obama’s trip to India will cost $200 million a day: The story has been making the rounds, and even landed Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., in hot water with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, but really – $200 million a day? So reports New Delhi TV: Mumbai: The US would be spending a whopping $200 million (Rs.900 crore […]
November 4, 2010 | Posted in House Blends,Mark Pellin,National | Read More »
Rightfully so, we are feeling really good about ourselves today as Republicans have taken power away from Liberals all across America. For the first time in over a century, Republicans in North Carolina own a majority in the NC House and Senate. Things like Voter ID and redistricting are coming – and we should be […]
November 3, 2010 | Posted in Scott Babbidge | Read More »
Today, many of the incumbents and political elite who were mystified by the public uprising of the Tea Party are leaving office just as bewildered. After nearly two years of rallies, activist, and electioneering the Tea Party Movement has done what many on the left and in the media thought impossible. They united together on […]
November 3, 2010 | Posted in House Blends,House Mail,National | Read More »
From the Randslide in Kentucky to impressive wins in key battleground states across the electoral map, the GOP’s takeover of the US House was bolstered by the sway of an insurgent tea party movement and heralded a resounding repudiation of the policies and politics of President Barack Obama and soon-to-be former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. […]
November 3, 2010 | Posted in House Blends,Mark Pellin,National | Read More »
This one is particularly sweet. It wasn’t so long ago that I had the pleasure of editing the random musings of Mick Mulvaney, back when he was a regular contributing columnist for The Rhino Times in Charlotte. He was an anti-big government, pro-free market renegade then and he still is today, only now he’s got […]
November 3, 2010 | Posted in Carolinas,House Blends,Mark Pellin | Read More »
Republican Richard Burr rumbled to an easy victory last night, trouncing Democrat Elaine Marshall by a 56 to 43 percent margin to retain his US Senate seat. Although you’d never know if you had your eyes on Mecklenburg County, where Marshall took Burr to the woodshed, nearly flipping the statewide tally and capturing 52 percent […]
November 3, 2010 | Posted in Carolinas,Char-Meck Beat,Mark Pellin | Read More »
[Editor’s note – This parody is an original work by the submitter of the post. David is responsible for lyrics, guitar, and recording. His friend is the singer. Charlotte Tea Party has some talent!] Here’s a parody to the tune of “Soul Man” that calls attention to the real goal of Obamacare. Hopefully we can […]
November 3, 2010 | Posted in House Mail | Read More »