In this case, it consists of the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority spreading around thousands of dollars in gifts and perks to Charlotte’s uptown lunch bunch crowd and their enablers and benefactors to further the agenda and interests of the same, at the expense of the rest of us mere mortals, the unwashed masses. This comes […]
The unfortunate case of Mr. Bob Barber, whose life was ended by the actions of Mr. Chauncey Sterling, has brought to the top of the froth the usual apologizers and social guilt mongers. As always their question is: How did we fail Mr. Sterling? What should we do different in the future? What can we […]
Send us a youtube clip of your favorites tunes (editor@pundithouse.com) and we’ll work them into the rotation. This is Warren Zevon – a triple shot for good measure:
Katie Kieffer of KatieKieffer.com interviews nationally syndicated talk radio host and author Jason Lewis on his new book, “Power Divided is Power Checked: The Argument for States’ Rights.” You can find out more about Jason’s book and radio show HERE. He will soon be a guest of the North Mecklenburg Republican Women. Details to come. While […]
Submitted by: Rebecca Grace York Technical College’s Barnes’ Theatre was filled to capacity Wed Apr 27 with concerned voters wanting to know what Representative Mick Mulvaney had to say about the country’s expanding deficit. The recently elected representative was greeted with a standing ovation and set the audience at ease with his sense of humor […]
The debt ceiling is due to be voted on soon and we have come around more to the position that the best thing Congress can do is to leave it alone as is today: $14 trillion, $294 billion is the legal limit of all of our borrowing can be under existing law. What would happen […]
Lifeguards pulling down $210K a year, along with million-dollar pensions and full healthcare benefits after retiring at 50? Sure, why not? Toss in an annual sunscreen allowance for good measure. This from AFP California:
It’s still pretty much in shambles, despite the recently delivered double-tap to Osama. Recall that five of the 9-11 hijackers were in the United States on overstayed visas and read with a shudder the latest revelation from within the bowels of the Department of Homeland Security. This from Reuters: U.S. authorities are facing a huge […]
A posh fundraiser for Mayor Anthony Foxx reportedly snagged a cool $140,000 this week, while the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners managed to save a tepid $137,000 by approving the consolidation of some library services. Super. The consolidation plan will roll the library system’s human resources, technology, and capital project management departments under the umbrella […]
This might be a self-defeating tactic for a media guy, but whenever a major event occurs I tend to let some time pass before I start drawing conclusions. I’ll spend the first 72 hours or so gathering information and listening to what other people say. I try not to make a formal assessment about a […]
