And not just from Dems outraged over the president’s so-called compromise on a tax deal. No, the real feat apparently has been The One’s superhuman powers to resist the temptation of lighting up. This from CBS News: White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs acknowledged President Obama’s smoking habit Thursday — but said the president has […]
Ok, this is just funny. Groupthink explained.
WBTV is reporting that former CMPD Detective Arvin Fant – he of the plagiarized, lost and destroyed notes that deep-sixed the death penalty in the trial of convicted cop-killer Demeatrius Montgomery – has been suspended without pay, pending a termination hearing before the Civil Service Board. Meanwhile, former rouge cop Marcus Jackson is due in […]
More bombings, violence and mayhem, that is; according to radical Islamoterrorist Anjem Choudary. This from MSNBC, where Choudary is at one point described as “mild-mannered”: LONDON — It is a Sunday night in London’s East End and the self-styled “most hated man in Britain” is holding court, reveling in his vision of a Taliban victory over […]
Why should the state of North Carolina own the hydroelectric plants that Alcoa built? Environmental groups want control of the plants and believe state ownership is a step in that direction. But what exactly do environmental groups want? Certainly they are varied in their goals, but they all seem to lead to less instead of […]
Bracing for the looming budget season, library leaders have already begun rolling out dire scenarios that warn of multiple branch closings and layoffs if the county doesn’t come off the hip with at least flat funding. This from a library system that saw its budget reduced by $10 million this year, but still received $21 […]
It’s that time again when we all celebrate with our families this wonderful holiday season. But what most people don’t realize is there is another tradition that is celebrated this time of year in our judicial system. It’s the increased release of offenders so that they can also “enjoy” the holidays with their family. This […]
Sounds almost like a John Lennon song, and since today marks the 30th anniversary of his assassination in NYC, why not use his iconic post-Beatles song as inspiration? I’ve been intrigued by the ongoing debate/tirade/jeremiad (take your pick) by some people, and a lot of Tea Party affiliators, regarding the role of the Federal Reserve […]
Jennifer Roberts, a Democrat, managed to retain her seat Monday night as chairman of the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners, sidestepping a brewing coup that could have stripped her of the title she’s held for the last four years and led, instead, to a bipartisan leadership-sharing role with a former sheriff and Democrat-turned-Republican, Jim Pendergraph, […]
You have to absolutely appreciate the Machiavellian timing on the release of a task force report that finds the city’s public safety plan “financially unsustainable without large budget cuts or increased taxes,” coming as it does well after elected officials, city government and the uptown media and power structure successfully convinced voters that we could […]
